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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, Peg Tyre

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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, Peg Tyre

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The trouble with boys

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

191758360

Responsibility statement

Peg Tyre

Sub title

a surprising report card on our sons, their problems at school, and what parents and educators must do

Table Of Contents

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 people (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

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