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Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System Thats Leaving Them Behind (Paperback, Special Ed.)
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Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System Thats Leaving Them Behind (Paperback, Special Ed.)
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Loot Price R425
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Selected as one of the Top 5 Educational Books by Literacy News The
signs and statistics are undeniable: boys are falling behind in
school. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the biggest culprits are
not video games, pop culture, or female-dominated schools biased
toward girls. The real problem is that boys have been thrust into a
bewildering new school environment that demands high-level reading
and writing skills long before they are capable of handling them.
Lacking the ability to compete, boys fall farther and farther
behind. Eventually, the problem gets pushed into college, where
close to 60% of the graduates are women. In a time when even cops,
construction foremen, and machine operators need post-high school
degrees, that's a problem. "Why Boys Fail" takes a hard look at how
this ominous reality came to be, how it has worsened in recent
years, and why attempts to resolve it often devolve into
finger-pointing and polarizing politics. But the book also shares
some good news. Amidst the alarming proof of failure among
boys--around the world--there are also inspiring case studies of
schools where something is going right. Each has come up with
realistic ways to make sure that every student--male and
female--has the tools to succeed in school and later in life.
Educators and parents alike will take heart in these promising
developments, and heed the book's call to action--not only to
demand solutions but also to help create them for their own
students and children.
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