Why Boys Fail Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That's Leaving Them Behind

Name: Why Boys Fail Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That's Leaving Them Behind
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ISBN: 9780814415344

ISBN-10: 0814415342

ISBN-13: 9780814415344

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard Whitmire

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Book details

List price: $29.50
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: AMACOM
Publication date: 1/23/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Discovering the Problem



The Reason for the Boy Troubles: Faltering Literacy Skills



The Likely Causes of the Reading Lapses



The Writing Failures



The Blame Game: What Gets Blamed (Unfairly) for the Gender Gaps



Solutions: What Works for Boys?



Impediments to a Solution: The Ideological Stalemata



The International Story: Australians Struggle with the Boy Troubles



Why These Gender Gaps Matter



Actions That Need to Be Taken


Appendix: The Facts About Boys


Notes


Index


About the Author