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The trouble with boys : a surprising report card on our sons, their problems at school, and what parents and educators must do / by Tyre, Peg,author.(CARDINAL)378420;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.Introduction: The trouble with boys -- Notes from the front : the Edina Experiment -- The scope of the problem : it's not just your son -- The doubters : why some parents (mistakenly) say boys are doing just fine -- Preschool blues : the first signs of trouble -- Notes from the front : fixing the school, not the boy -- Kindergarten : the new first grade -- Requiem for recess : yes, they need it--more than you think -- Pay attention : your son, his teacher, and ADHD -- Notes from the front : the Wilmette Solution -- Good-bye, Mr. Chips : the vanishing male teacher -- Boys and literacy : why Johnny can't (or won't) read -- Thinking with a boy brain : what brain science tells us -- (Video) games boys play : the world of electronic distraction -- Single-sex schooling : could it be the answer? -- Notes from the front : Project Earthquake -- Smart boys who get bad grades : are schools biased against boys? -- Boys alone : how we devalue what boys need -- Notes from the front : learning to be a man -- College : where the boys aren't -- The future : telling the truth about boys.From the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin to struggle. By eighth grade huge numbers are reading below basic level. Perhaps most alarmingly, boys now account for less than 43 percent of those enrolled in college, and the gap widens every semester! The growing gender imbalance in education portends massive shifts for the next generation: how much they make and whom they marry. Interviewing parents, kids, teachers, and experts, journalist Peg Tyre drills below the statistics to examine how the educational system is failing our sons. But this passionate, clearheaded book isn't an exercise in finger-pointing. Tyre, the mother of two sons, offers the testimony of teachers and school officials who are trying new techniques to motivate boys to learn again, one classroom at a time. This book is a manifesto for change--one we must undertake right away lest school become, for millions of boys, unalterably a "girl thing."--From publisher description.
Subjects: Academic achievement; Boys; Motivation in education; Sex differences in education; Boys.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 12
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Understanding black male learning styles / by Kunjufu, Jawanza.(CARDINAL)172692;
Offering information for use inside and outside of the classroom, this educational resource delineates how black males learn differently from other students and what can be done to most effectively reach them. Outlining the differences as both behavioral (attention span, aggression, maturation, energy level, and pressure from peers) and educational (verbal skills, organization, gross and fine motor skills, and reading interests) among others, this proposal provides real-world experiences alongside theories.
Subjects: African American boys; Cognitive styles in children.; Learning, Psychology of.; Sex differences in education.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Women and the mathematical mystique : proceedings of the eighth annual Hyman Blumberg Symposium on Research in Early Childhood Education / by Hyman Blumberg Symposium on Research in Early Childhood Education(8th :1976 :Johns Hopkins University); Fox, Lynn H.,1944-(CARDINAL)148951; Brody, Linda.(CARDINAL)148938; Tobin, Dianne.(CARDINAL)148937; American Association for the Advancement of Science.(CARDINAL)141125;
Includes bibliographies and index.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Women in mathematics; Women mathematicians; Sex differences in education; Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Of boys and men : why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it / by Reeves, Richard V.,author.(CARDINAL)344310; Brookings Institution,publisher.(CARDINAL)159765;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-233) and index.Preface: Worried dad to worried wonk -- The male malaise. Girls rule: boys are behind in education ; Working man blues: men are losing ground in the labor market ; Dislocated dads: fathers have lost their traditional role in the family -- Double disadvantage. Dwight's glasses: Black boys and men face acute challenges ; Class ceiling: poor boys and men are suffering ; Non-responders: policies aren't helping boys and men -- Biology and culture. Making men: nature and nurture both matter -- Political stalemate. Progressive blindness: the political left is in denial ; Seeing red: the political right wants to turn back the clock -- What to do. Redshirt the boys: boys need an extra year in the classroom ; Men can HEAL: getting men into the jobs of the future ; New dads: fatherhood as an independent social institution -- Epilogue."Boys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened. Our attitudes, our institutions, and our laws have failed to keep up. Conservative and progressive politicians, mired in their own ideological warfare, fail to provide thoughtful solutions. The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Richard V. Reeves has spent twenty-five years worrying about boys both at home and work. His new book, Of Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood. Reeves looks at the structural challenges that face boys and men and offers fresh and innovative solutions that turn the page on the corrosive narrative that plagues this issue. Of Boys and Men argues that helping the other half of society does not mean giving up on the ideal of gender equality." --
Subjects: Men; Boys; Masculinity.; Sex differences in education.; Men.; Boys.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
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Teaching the female brain : how girls learn math and science / by James, Abigail Norfleet.(CARDINAL)482585;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index.The influence of cognitive gender differences -- Differences in learning approaches -- Dealing with stress -- Teaching math to the female brain -- Teaching science to the female brain -- Teaching math and science to girls in a coed school -- Gendered instruction -- Resources and other help.Examines how girls' unique sensory, physical, cognitive, and emotional characteristics affect their performance in the classroom, and shows you how to adapt classroom experiences to assist girls' learning, particularly in math and science. --from publisher description
Subjects: Girls; Girls; Mathematics; Science; Sex differences in education.; Girls.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Feminist resources for schools and colleges; a guide to curricular materials / by Ahlum, Carol.(CARDINAL)225591; Fralley, Jacqueline M.;
Subjects: Bibliographies.; Textbooks; Sex differences in education; Women's studies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Breaking through! : helping girls succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math / by Mosatche, Harriet S.,1949-author.(CARDINAL)730101; Lawner, Elizabeth K.,author.(CARDINAL)671489; Matloff-Nieves, Susan,1956-author.(CARDINAL)412897;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Science; Mathematics; Girls; Sex differences in education; Girls.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How educators get top jobs : understanding race and sex differences in the "old boy network" / by Hudson, Mildred Jean.(CARDINAL)201529;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-202) and index.
Subjects: School management and organization; School administrators; Discrimination in employment; Sex discrimination in employment; Educational surveys;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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It's not the stork! : a book about girls, boys, babies, bodies, families, and friends / by Harris, Robie H.(CARDINAL)354626; Emberley, Michael,illustrator.(CARDINAL)507944;
Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to answer questions that younger children frequently ask about the human body.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Sex instruction for children; Sex role in children; Sex differences; Childbirth; Sex instruction; Sex role; Sex education.; Gender roles.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
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Boys and girls learn differently! : a guide for teachers and parents / by Gurian, Michael.(CARDINAL)368608;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource for understanding gender differences in the classroom. In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian has revised and updated his groundbreaking book that clearly demonstrated how the distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a proven method to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities. The innovations presented in this book were applied in the classroom and proven successful, with dramatic improvements in test scores, during a two-year study that Gurian and his colleagues conducted in six Missouri school districts. Explores the inherent differences between the developmental neuroscience of boys and girls. Reveals how the brain learns. Explains when same sex classrooms are appropriate, and when they're not. This edition includes new information on a wealth of topics including how to design the ultimate classroom for kids in elementary, secondary, middle, and high school."--
Subjects: Case studies.; Sex differences in education; Educational change;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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