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A lot of good info about raising boys and understanding better the way that they learn. It had a lot of info that didn't really apply to me, but a good book overall.
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The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life
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Michael Gurian's blockbuster bestseller The Wonder of Boys is the bible for mothers, fathers, and educators on how to understand and raise boys. It has sold over 400,000 copies, been translated into 17 languages, and sells over 25,000 every year, which is more than any other book on boys in history. To follow up on this first book, which launched the boy's movement, he has now written this revolutionary new book which confronts what he and a lot of other parents and teachers in this country truly believe to be a "boy's crisis".
Here are the facts: So what can we do? Gurian has the answer in this enormously fascinating and practical book which shows parents and teachers how to help boys overcome their current classroom obstacles by helping to create the proper learning environment, understand how to help boys work with their unique natural gifts, nurture and expand every bit of their potential, and enabling them to succeed in life the way they ought to. Gurian presents a whole new way of solving the problem based on the success of his program in schools across the country, the latest research and application of neuro-biological research on how boys' brains actually work and how they can learn very well if they're properly taught. Anyone who cares about the future of our boys must read this book.
Here are the facts: So what can we do? Gurian has the answer in this enormously fascinating and practical book which shows parents and teachers how to help boys overcome their current classroom obstacles by helping to create the proper learning environment, understand how to help boys work with their unique natural gifts, nurture and expand every bit of their potential, and enabling them to succeed in life the way they ought to. Gurian presents a whole new way of solving the problem based on the success of his program in schools across the country, the latest research and application of neuro-biological research on how boys' brains actually work and how they can learn very well if they're properly taught. Anyone who cares about the future of our boys must read this book.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published August 15,2005
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368 pages, Hardcover
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August 15, 2005 by Jossey-Bass
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9780787977610
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0787977616
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English
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Michael Gurian is an American author and social philosopher. He works as a marriage and family counselor and corporate consultant. He has published twenty-eight books, several of which were New York Times bestseller list bestsellers. He is considered, along with Leonard Sax, as one of the major proponents of the post-modern "single-sex academic classes" movement.
Gurian taught at Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University, and Ankara University. His work tends to focus on sex differences and how they contribute to learning.
He is also a co-founder of the Gurian Institute, which trains professionals who deal with the developmental aspects of childhood. The Gurian Institute has trained more than 60,000 teachers from over 2,000 different schools. Some of these schools become "GI Model Schools" and aim to leverage the role gender plays in learning styles.
Gurian taught at Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University, and Ankara University. His work tends to focus on sex differences and how they contribute to learning.
He is also a co-founder of the Gurian Institute, which trains professionals who deal with the developmental aspects of childhood. The Gurian Institute has trained more than 60,000 teachers from over 2,000 different schools. Some of these schools become "GI Model Schools" and aim to leverage the role gender plays in learning styles.
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Even though this book is older (2005,) I found it informative and helpful for parents of boys. Increasing numbers of boys are being diagnosed with ADD, getting into trouble at school, have learning disabilities, lag behind girls in the same age group, and are unmotivated at school. Many (most) of these same boys are intelligent, capable of learning, and gifted in one or more areas. However, the manner in which they are taught, and sometimes combined with problems at home, makes their education fraught with obstacles. The Minds of Boys sheds light on the challenges facing boys and offers many solutions, for both parents and teachers. It is hopeful and encouraging. Some quick tips you can start using today are to make sure your boy is eating protein and Omega 3’s, give him a Nerf football or squeeze toy to fidget with during learning, let him walk around while talking or brainstorming (ever notice how your son can’t sit down?,) limit screen time, and support him by reviewing homework and also enlisting the help of your “tribe,” anyone in your family or community that can serve as a mentor to him. Help him to feel competent in some area and he will start to gain back his confidence and motivation. This book is a great resource!
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Boys are in trouble in the US. They are worse off than girls at this point. If nothing else this is evidence.
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Gurian has a wealth of history on family, cultures, child psychology and brain science. The content is will assist with teacher relationships, school selection and parent participation in education.
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I read this years ago, now simply skimming to give it a review.
I think this book is a mix of very good information on how to help children with certain traits, along with potentially damaging information (sexier ideas, strong judgement against ADHD, etc)
To be read, for sure, but taken with a grain of salt.
I think this book is a mix of very good information on how to help children with certain traits, along with potentially damaging information (sexier ideas, strong judgement against ADHD, etc)
To be read, for sure, but taken with a grain of salt.
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This is a book parents of a boy should read. School systems today are not friendly to the pattern of development of male brains and an understanding of how boys learn and develop will save your son from fatal self esteem problems that come about as a result of current systems.
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This is a really eye-opening book for those of us raising boys who have trouble at school.
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