This book was just what I needed at just the right time in my sons life. Definitely read it if your boy is having ANY trouble in school.

a bit of a slog but the information on the "different" way boys brains work and learn is mind boggling. A MUST READ for anyone with boys who are struggling in school. Lots of "try this" suggestions within the book.

My father-in-law recommended I read this book. He had a long career as an educator. It's interesting so far.

This book was very interesting and informative. Quite pertinent since I have three boys! Some of it wasn't useful to me yet since they are still young, but I will definitely refer to it again as they get older.

This is all obvious stuff: Promote attachment, verbal development, and fine motor skills. Boys learn by doing. Drink more water, eat more protein. Build a team of parents, teachers, coaches, family for success.

I liked the content, but found myself skimming a lot.

I thought this book was very interesting. The latest information on how the male brain works in terms of learning was fascinating. It definitely will influence how I teach the boys in my classroom.

I think it was especially interesting to read about the developmental years and how the male brain needs to be adapted in a sense to our verbal world. I would recommend this book to any parent who has a son especially those under the age of five. I think they will learn valuable things that will help their sons learn in a world that doesn't always match their strengths.

This book is such an eye open in the understanding of boy's cognitive and emotive development,,,every educator and parent of a boy must read thi book!!!

I read this book because my grandson was having a hard time behaving in school and I was trying to help my daughter figure out why. It is a very general overview, so not all of it was relevant for us. Some it was aimed at teachers or at parents of older boys. But it was helpful in helping to understand why Ben is not a good fit at the school he's currently attending. I think it's true that lots of boys have trouble conforming to school rules that require a lot of sitting and listening. I also think it's hard for schools to teach in any other way. So school is hard for active little boys. I hope that Meg will be able to get Ben into a school that is at least a little more understanding and tolerant of active little boys, and a little kinder. If I had one piece of advice for parents of little boys like Ben it would be to not even think about having them start kindergarten until they're 6.

This book discusses how and why boys learn differently from girls. Most of the author's findings are based on brain scans. Most of it is geared towards educators and how classrooms can be more "boy-friendly", but there are some interesting pieces in there for parents or even woman who want to know why the men in her life act the way they do! It can be a little simplistic and repetitive, but I just skim through the sections that don't interest me.

This author wrote a textbook that we used in one of my Child Development classes in college. I saw this and thought it looked interesting, with practical tips for helping boys study, learn,eat better, etc. I'll let you know what I think when I am done.

As someone who wants to get into the field of public policy & education, I found this book very interesting. Initially, it was hard for me to grasp the idea of males as victims in any aspect of our society since I'm a woman and so, I live the life of a minority. Not to mention, there are still large discrepancies between men and women such as the wage gap. However, this book shined a whole new light on boys in our education system. The whole book was based on the idea that boys and girls learn differently. This was a concept I had only accepted in terms of girls and their struggling subjects but now I see it is the same with boys in subjects like English and Social Studies. All in all this was a very enlightening book and I would recommend it to any education professional. However, like everything it has its low points.

1) The book discusses the taboo topic of single gender schools or classrooms. The author cites several pros of single-gender learning including the fact that many schools report decreases in sexual harassment. Using this as a pro for single-gender learning bothered me deeply. Sexual harassment is something women (and many men, too) have to face in their daily lives. Advocating the separation of sexes as a way to "six" this problem is both unrealistic and offensive. Perhaps, instead of trying to separate the kids to lower sexual harassment, we need to teach them to respect each other's body and privacy.

2) There's a section in the book that is heavily paraphrased. This section discusses how boys' bodies are seen as less valuable in our society than girls'. The author discusses how boys' bodies were seen as dispensable weapons shipped off to war, while girls' bodies were precious gifts that needed to be kept at home and guarded. He goes on to say that girls' bodies are the protected, while boys bodies are the protector. Now, he does acknowledge issues like rape but those few lines were overshadowed by several heavy layers of male victimization. I found this offensive, as well, because when the author described women's bodies as "precious" and "protected", it read to me more as "objectified" and "controlled." Though I do not believe he meant to do so purposefully, the author, in a few paragraphs, lessened the physical struggle of women through the centuries. The domestic violence, the sexual slavery, and the objectification by men and the overall society is not something he can neatly put away in a box, while tossing the issues of men all across the room.

Still, aside from the above two points, this was a good read.