eBooks - Social Issues - Child Development - Peg Tyre - The Trouble with Boys
The Trouble with Boys eBooks
by Peg Tyre
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The Trouble with Boys Summary
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"Boys have their troubles and The Trouble with Boys so 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 bestseller A 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 bestseller The Female Brain and the forthcoming The 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 Boys offers 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 of Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them “The Trouble with Boys is 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. Thi... |
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