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

by TYRE, PEG

• ISBN13: 9780307381286
• ISBN10: 0307381285
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-09
• Publisher: Crown Archetype

Summary

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.

Author Biography

PEG TYRE was, until recently, a senior writer at Newsweek specializing in social trends and education. She has won numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, a Clarion Award, and a National Education Writers Association Award. She lives in New York City with her husband, novelist Peter Blauner, and their two sons.

Table of Contents

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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