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The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons ... Peg Tyre *SIGNED
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- The Trouble With Boys
- ISBN
- 9780307381286
- Subject Area
- Family & Relationships, Education
- Publication Name
- Trouble with Boys : A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Subject
- Educational Psychology, Parenting / General, Counseling / Academic Development
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 19.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307381285
ISBN-13
9780307381286
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64448880
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Trouble with Boys : A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do
Language
English
Subject
Educational Psychology, Parenting / General, Counseling / Academic Development
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Education
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-002911
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Striking ... Tyre presents years of research and reporting from schools around the country and arrives at a gut-punch of a conclusion: Education in the United States is not geared to boys ... Tyre has the numbers, studies and interviews to back it up." -WashingtonPost.com "Boys have their troubles andThe Trouble with Boysso sensitively reveals them. Parents, teachers and others of us who work with kids will do so more effectively having read this vital book. Boys everywhere will be the fortunate beneficiaries of Peg Tyre's insights and suggestions." -Mel Levine, M.D. author of the #1 New York Times bestsellerA Mind at a Time "A riveting, deeply thoughtful and encouraging book that leads the way to embracing the best in our boys." -Louann Brizendine, author of the national bestsellerThe Female Brainand the forthcomingThe Male Brain "Every once in a while a book comes along that offers us an opportunity to change the way we look at something we thought we understood.The Trouble With Boysoffers just such an opportunity. It combines meticulous documentation with eloquent first person accounts in a way that good teachers know is the best way to present challenging ideas responsibly and persuasively." -James Garbarino, PhD, author ofLost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them "The Trouble with Boysis a rarity--a page-turner about teaching and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch between what many boys need and what education, from preschool through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of us." -David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley "A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school and what parents and educators can do to bring them back…Brims with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through college." -Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks "A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book about boys that could change our world." -Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books,The Stinky Cheese ManandMath Curse "A terrific book, solidly documented…Should be helpful to parents and teachers who need to understand why boys are falling behind and do something about it." -Diane Ravitch, Professor, New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, and author ofLeft Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform "Passionate, powerful and persuasive, Peg Tyre's beautifully researched book,The Trouble withBoysoffers the reader a compelling explanation for why boys are not being served well by America's schools. I recommend this book to any mother who is confused or worried by her son's struggles in the classroom.&, "A riveting, deeply thoughtful and encouraging book that leads the way to embracing the best in our boys." -Louann Brizendine, author of the national bestsellerThe Female Brainand the forthcomingThe Male Brain "Every once in a while a book comes along that offers us an opportunity to change the way we look at something we thought we understood.The Trouble With Boysoffers just such an opportunity. It combines meticulous documentation with eloquent first person accounts in a way that good teachers know is the best way to present challenging ideas responsibly and persuasively." -James Garbarino, PhD, author ofLost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them "The Trouble with Boysis a rarity--a page-turner about teaching and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch between what many boys need and what education, from preschool through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of us." -David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley "A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school and what parents and educators can do to bring them back…Brims with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through college." -Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks "A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book about boys that could change our world." -Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books,The Stinky Cheese ManandMath Curse, "The Trouble with Boysis a rarity--a page-turner about teaching and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch between what many boys need and what education, from preschool through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of us." -David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley "A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school and what parents and educators can do to bring them back…Brims with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through college." -Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks "A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book about boys that could change our world." -Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books,The Stinky Cheese ManandMath Curse, "Boys have their troubles andThe Trouble with Boysso sensitively reveals them. Parents, teachers and others of us who work with kids will do so more effectively having read this vital book. Boys everywhere will be the fortunate beneficiaries of Peg Tyre's insights and suggestions." -Mel Levine, M.D. author of the #1 New York Times bestsellerA Mind at a Time "A riveting, deeply thoughtful and encouraging book that leads the way to embracing the best in our boys." -Louann Brizendine, author of the national bestsellerThe Female Brainand the forthcomingThe Male Brain "Every once in a while a book comes along that offers us an opportunity to change the way we look at something we thought we understood.The Trouble With Boysoffers just such an opportunity. It combines meticulous documentation with eloquent first person accounts in a way that good teachers know is the best way to present challenging ideas responsibly and persuasively." -James Garbarino, PhD, author ofLost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them "The Trouble with Boysis a rarity--a page-turner about teaching and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch between what many boys need and what education, from preschool through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of us." -David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley "A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school and what parents and educators can do to bring them back…Brims with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through college." -Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks "A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book about boys that could change our world." -Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books,The Stinky Cheese ManandMath Curse "A terrific book, solidly documented…Should be helpful to parents and teachers who need to understand why boys are falling behind and do something about it." -Diane Ravitch, Professor, New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, and author ofLeft Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform "Passionate, powerful and persuasive, Peg Tyre's beautifully researched book,The Trouble withBoysoffers the reader a compelling explanation for why boys are not being served well by America's schools. I recommend this book to any mother who is confused or worried by her son's struggles in the classroom. What you learn here will help you to guide your son's education. I suspect that teachers may feel that Peg Tyre has given voice to their deepest doubts about the things we make boys endure in school. I urge all educators to readThe Troub
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Yes
Dewey Decimal
371.8210973
Synopsis
Across America parents are growing more troubled at the reports they get back from teachers regarding their sons' performance. Not only have girls bridged the achievement gap that was first widely reported in the book Reviving Ophelia, they're surpassing boys at every educational level--which might simply add up to a hearty Congrats! to the girls, were it not for the fact that boysjust aren't learning what they need to.Boy preschoolers are being tossed out in record numbers; reading and writing scores are plummeting; by 8th grade, in 20 different American states, a full 40% of boys score below basic on reading tests; non-sport extracurricular activites are now solely the province of girls; and it is the girls who're filling out most of the college applications. This year, there'll be 2.5 million morefemale than male graduates. The underachievement gap is so extreme that college admissions boards, to maintain gender parity, are accepting thousands of marginal male applicants.In THE TROUBLE WITH BOYS Tyre identifies a myriad of factors that are the culprit, including: draconian No Child Left Behind-inspired writing and reading regimens from which active boys recoil; the outlawing of running at recess and games like tag; Ritalin overdosing (the ADHD diagnosis has grown 48% in five years!); pro-feelings and anti-violence curriculum trends that have banished traditional boy reading and boy play from the library and the playground; soaring video game addiction; and even the lack of male role models. The number of male teachers is now the lowest it's been in 40 years, and currently, 32% of boys don't live with their biological fathers. Educators are finally waking up to the declining boy performance trend and are alarmed. And many parents are beside themselves with worry. For this book, Tyre has pored over all the data, consulted the experts, huddled with concerned parents, and observed cutting-edge programs meant to solve the crisis. In pre-schools, kindergartens, middle schools, high schools, and colleges throughout America, the boy wars are being fought, and this is Tyre's exhaustive--and enormously enlightening--report back from the front.
LC Classification Number
LC1397.T97 2008
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