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Trouble with Boys : A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do

by: TYRE, PEG

Trouble with Boys : A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do

by: TYRE, PEG

ISBN 13:
9780307381286
ISBN 10:
0307381285
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 09/09/2008
Publisher: Crown Archetype

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Inspired by the author's award-winning "Newsweek" cover story, which prompted an avalanche of responses, here is an in-depth look at an education system that has created the growing perception among boys that school is a girl thing, and the disastrous consequences if the trend isn't arrested.

Introduction: The Trouble with Boys	p. 1
Notes from the Front: The Edina Experiment	p. 17
The Scope of the Problem: It's Not Just Your Son	p. 23
The Doubters: Why Some People (Mistakenly) Say Boys Are Doing Just Fine	p. 35
Preschool Blues: The First Signs of Trouble	p. 51
Notes from the Front: Fixing the School, Not the Boy	p. 79
Kindergarten: The New First Grade	p. 83
Requiem for Recess: Yes, They Need It-More Than You Think	p. 101
Pay Attention: Your Son, His Teacher, and ADHD	p. 107
Notes from the Front: The Wilmette Solution	p. 117
Good-bye, Mr. Chips: The Vanishing Male Teacher	p. 125
Boys and Literacy: Why Johnny Can't (or Won't) Read	p. 135
Thinking with a Boy Brain: What Brain Science Tells Us	p. 163
(Video) Games Boys Play: The World of Electronic Distraction	p. 183
Single-Sex Schooling: Could It Be the Answer?	p. 201
Notes from the Front: Project Earthquake	p. 225
Smart Boys Who Get Bad Grades: Are Schools Biased Against Boys?	p. 231
Boys Alone: How We Devalue What Boys Need	p. 241
Notes from the Front: Learning to Be a Man	p. 251
College: Where the Boys Aren't	p. 255
The Future: Telling the Truth About Boys	p. 279
Notes	p. 289
Acknowledgments	p. 299
Index	p. 300
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Trouble with Boys : A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do

Trouble with Boys : A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do

9780307381286

0307381285

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