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The minds of boys : saving our sons from falling behind in school and life
Gurian, Michael.
Adult Nonfiction 371.823 G
Gurian, Michael.
Adult Nonfiction 371.823 G
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| Contents | Page |
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| Acknowledgments | p. XIII |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Part 1 - Protecting the Minds of Boys | p. 17 |
| 1 - The Current Crisis | p. 19 |
| Is There Really a Crisis? | p. 20 |
| Understanding and Fixing the Crisis | p. 28 |
| The Next Step | p. 38 |
| 2 - How Boys Learn | p. 40 |
| A New Science | p. 42 |
| Boy Energy | p. 43 |
| The Mismatch Between Boys and Conventional Education | p. 52 |
| Confronting and Educational Myth | p. 54 |
| Ending the Myth of Gender Plasticity and Supporting the Way Boys Actually Learn | p. 58 |
| A Boy-Friendly Model for Protecting the Minds of Boys | p. 61 |
| Becoming Practical | p. 63 |
| Part 2 - Starting Boys out in Boy-Friendly Learning Environments | p. 65 |
| 3 - Helping Boys Learn Before They Begin School | p. 67 |
| Protecting the Learning Potential of a Young Brain | p. 69 |
| Building Bonding and Attachment | p. 70 |
| Boys' Special Attachment Issues | p. 75 |
| Ten Strategies to Promote Attachment | p. 76 |
| The Importance of Emotions in a Boy's Early Education | p. 78 |
| The Core Philosophy of Choice Making | p. 80 |
| Promoting Verbal Development in a Young Boy | p. 83 |
| Balancing a Boy's Fine and Gross Motor Development | p. 85 |
| Calming the Hidden Stressors in a Boy's Life | p. 87 |
| 4 - Effective Preschool and Early Learning Environments for Boys | p. 89 |
| Providing a Boy-Friendly Learning Environment | p. 91 |
| Boys and Sensory Issues | p. 96 |
| Brain Breaks | p. 99 |
| Music and the Brain | p. 100 |
| The Outdoor Classroom | p. 103 |
| Do You Have to Use Your Words to Use Your Brain? | p. 104 |
| 5 - Removing Key Environmental Stressors from Boys' Lives | p. 106 |
| Promoting Brain Health | p. 108 |
| Brain Injuries | p. 108 |
| Screen Time: TVs, Videos, Video Games, Computers | p. 111 |
| What a Boy Eats and Drinks | p. 118 |
| The Beauty of Brain Health | p. 123 |
| Part 3 - Teaching School Curricula in Boy-Friendly Ways | p. 125 |
| 6 - Helping Boys Learn Reading, Writing, and Language Arts | p. 127 |
| What Parents Can Do | p. 129 |
| What Teachers Can Do | p. 145 |
| Do Heroes Read and Write? | p. 158 |
| 7 - Helping Boys Learn Math and Science | p. 159 |
| Relevance! | p. 161 |
| What Parents Can Do to Help Boys Learn Math | p. 161 |
| What Teachers Can Do to Help Boys Learn Math | p. 170 |
| What Parents Can Do to Help Boys Learn Science | p. 176 |
| What Teachers Can Do to Help Boys Learn Science | p. 183 |
| The Importance of the Arts and Athletics in Academics | p. 189 |
| 8 - Using Single-Gender Classrooms Effectively | p. 192 |
| The Essential Search for Equality | p. 194 |
| The Success of Single-Gender Classes | p. 197 |
| The Importance of Teacher and Parent Buy-In | p. 203 |
| Single-Gender Sex Education | p. 207 |
| Bringing Single-Gender Innovations to Your School | p. 209 |
| Part 4 - Helping Boys Who Need Extra Help | p. 211 |
| 9 - A New Vision of Learning Disabilities, Add/Adhd, and Behavioral Disorders | p. 213 |
| The Inherent Fragility of the Male Brain | p. 217 |
| Changing Our Course | p. 222 |
| Getting the Right Diagnosis | p. 225 |
| Treatment | p. 232 |
| Moving to Optimism | p. 238 |
| 10 - Confronting Undermotivation and Underperformance in Boys' Learning | p. 240 |
| Undermotivated, Underperforming Boys | p. 241 |
| Some Causes of Undermotivation-and Some Cures | p. 242 |
| When Gifted Boys Are Undermotivated | p. 255 |
| Motivating Our Sons | p. 258 |
| 11 - What Parents and Teachers Can Do to Motivate Boys to Learn | p. 260 |
| What Parents Can Do | p. 261 |
| What Teachers Can Do | p. 271 |
| Helping Gifted Nonachievers | p. 274 |
| The Key Role of Men in Motivating Boys | p. 279 |
| Leaving No Boy Behind | p. 282 |
| 12 - Helping Sensitive Boys in our Schools | p. 284 |
| Bridge Brains | p. 286 |
| Fighting Gender Stereotypes | p. 287 |
| The Emotional Lives of Sensitive Boys | p. 289 |
| What Parents Can Do to Help Sensitive Boys | p. 294 |
| What Teachers Can Do to Help Sensitive Boys | p. 301 |
| Choosing to Succeed | p. 306 |
| Epilogue | p. 309 |
| Notes | p. 311 |
| Bibliography | p. 327 |
| Appendix - Ten Tips for Handling Bullying Among Boys | p. 331 |
| The Gurian Institute | p. 335 |
| About the Authors | p. 337 |
| Index | p. 341 |
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