Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That's Leaving Them Behind - Couverture souple

Whitmire, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0814420176 ISBN 13 : 9780814420171

Editeur : AMACOM, 2018

Synopsis

This book 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. 

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 can handle them.

In Why Boys Fail, you will understand this misunderstood problem and uncover schools that are getting it right by boosting literacy among the entire student body, using:

• data,
• interviews,
• case studies,
• and clearheaded analysis

Amidst the alarming proof of failure among boys, 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

RICHARD WHITMIRE is a former editorial writer for USA Today and President of the National Educational Writers Association. A highly recognized and respected education reporter, his commentaries have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New Republic, U.S. News World Report, Politico, Washington Monthly, Chronicle of Higher Education, and Education Week. He also appeared on National Public Radio's Morning Edition to discuss boy troubles. He is the author of The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation's Worst School District.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AMACOM
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0814420176
• ISBN 13: 9780814420171
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Harper Perennial; https://www.harpercollins.co.jp/; ; Via Energy Park, 20; Vimercate; MI; 20871; Italie