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The minds of boys : saving our sons from falling behind in school and life
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"In this practical book, Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens show parents and teachers how to help our boys overcome their current classroom obstacles and failures. They offer clear-cut step-by-step g...
"In this practical book, Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens show parents and teachers how to help our boys overcome their current classroom obstacles and failures. They offer clear-cut step-by-step guidance to help boys fulfill themselves, use their intelligence, work with their unique natural gifts, expand every bit of their potential, and ultimately succeed in life."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- First edition
- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2005]
- ©2005
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780787977610, 0787977616
- OCLC
- ocm57432171
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-329) and index.
- 1. The current crisis -- 2. How boys learn -- 3. Helping boys learn before they begin school -- 4. Effective preschool and early learning environments for boys -- 5. Removing key environmental stressors from boys' lives -- 6. Helping boys learn reading, writing, and language arts -- 7. Helping boys learn math and science -- 8. Using single-gender classrooms effectively -- 9. A new vision of learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and behavioral disorders -- 10. Confronting undermotivation and underperformance in boy's learning -- 11. What parents and teachers can do to motivate boys to learn -- 12. Helping sensitive boys in our schools -- App. Ten tips for handling bullying among boys