Rescuing our Underachieving Sons: Raising the Aspirations of Underachieving Boys

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Xlibris Corporation, Aug 18, 2011 - Education - 396 pages

RESCUING OUR UNDERACHIEVING SONS is a book written for school administrators, teachers, and parents of very young or school-age sons. This book offers an analysis of one of the really serious issues faced by parents, teachers and all of society, that of the underachievement of boys in the education system. Extensively documented, the book examines how the education system contributes to the underachievement of boys, and the factors which result in many boys failing in school. Meticulous research, combined with personal insights gained by Dr. Brown in his 40 years in education in Canada and the United Kingdom results in an interesting narrative that challenges those with responsibility for helping all children to achieve their full potential.

 

Contents

Preface
9
Introduction
19
A Serious Problem Exists
25
Consequences of Not Dealing with the Problem
32
Socialization Issues
63
Affirmative Action
110
ChildRearing Practices That Contribute to
127
Philosophies of Education
135
Teacher Training
216
The Feminization of Education
233
The Use of Technology
252
Student Engagement with School
260
Some Solutions
279
Summary and Conclusion
338
Notes
345
Bibliography
373

Chapter
158
Graded Classrooms
184

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