"Striking ... Tyre presents years of research and reporting from
schools around the country and arrives at a gut-punch of a
conclusion: Education in the United States is not geared to boys
... Tyre has the numbers, studies and interviews to back it
up."
--WashingtonPost.com
"Boys have their troubles and "The Trouble with Boys" so
sensitively reveals them. Parents, teachers and others of us who
work with kids will do so more effectively having read this vital
book. Boys everywhere will be the fortunate beneficiaries of Peg
Tyre's insights and suggestions."
--Mel Levine, M.D. author of the #1 New York Times bestseller "A
Mind at a Time"
"A riveting, deeply thoughtful and encouraging book that leads the
way to embracing the best in our boys."
--Louann Brizendine, author of the national bestseller "The Female
Brain" and the forthcoming "The Male Brain"
"Every once in a while a book comes along that offers us an
opportunity to change the way we look at something we thought we
understood. "The Trouble With Boys" offers just such an
opportunity. It combines meticulous documentation with eloquent
first person accounts in a way that good teachers know is the best
way to present challenging ideas responsibly and persuasively."
--James Garbarino, PhD, author of "Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn
Violent and How We Can Save Them"
""The Trouble with Boys" is a rarity--a page-turner about teaching
and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch
between what many boys need and what education, from preschool
through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide
on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of
video games and thefindings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her
nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex
education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education
are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether
they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares
about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of
us."
--David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy,
UC-Berkeley
"A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school
and what parents and educators can do to bring them back...Brims
with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of
why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through
college."
--Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys
Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks
"A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's
going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book
about boys that could change our world."
--Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for
Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and
award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books, "The Stinky
Cheese Man" and "Math Curse"
"A terrific book, solidly documented...Should be helpful to parents
and teachers who need to understand why boys are falling behind and
do something about it."
--Diane Ravitch, Professor, New York University's Steinhardt School
of Education, and author of "Left Back: A Century of Battles Over
School Reform"
"Passionate, powerful and persuasive, Peg Tyre's beautifully
researched book, "The Trouble withBoys" offers the reader a
compelling explanation for why boys are not being servedwell by
America's schools. I recommend this book to any mother who is
confused or worried by her son's struggles in the classroom. What
you learn here will help you to guide your son's education. I
suspect that teachers may feel that Peg Tyre has given voice to
their deepest doubts about the things we make boys endure in
school. I urge all educators to read "The Trouble with Boys," You
won't teach boys in the same way once you've finished it."
--Michael Thompson, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller
"Raising Cain: Protecting The Emotional Life of Boys"
"Boys have their troubles and "The Trouble with Boys" so
sensitively reveals them. Parents, teachers and others of us who
work with kids will do so more effectively having read this vital
book. Boys everywhere will be the fortunate beneficiaries of Peg
Tyre's insights and suggestions."
--Mel Levine, M.D. author of the #1 New York Times bestseller "A
Mind at a Time"
"A riveting, deeply thoughtful and encouraging book that leads the
way to embracing the best in our boys."
--Louann Brizendine, author of the national bestseller "The Female
Brain" and the forthcoming "The Male Brain"
"Every once in a while a book comes along that offers us an
opportunity to change the way we look at something we thought we
understood. "The Trouble With Boys" offers just such an
opportunity. It combines meticulous documentation with eloquent
first person accounts in a way that good teachers know is the best
way to present challenging ideas responsibly and persuasively."
--James Garbarino, PhD, author of "Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn
Violent and How We Can Save Them"
""The Trouble with Boys" is a rarity--a page-turner about teaching
and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch
between what many boys need and what education, from preschool
through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide
on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of
video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her
nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex
education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education
are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether
they're raising girls or boys, as well as foreveryone who cares
about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of
us."
--David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy,
UC-Berkeley
"A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school
and what parents and educators can do to bring them back...Brims
with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of
why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through
college."
--Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys
Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks
"A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's
going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book
about boys that could change our world."
--Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for
Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and
award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books, "The Stinky
Cheese Man" and "Math Curse"
"A terrific book, solidly documented...Should be helpful to parents
and teachers who need to understand why boys are falling behind and
do something about it."
--Diane Ravitch, Professor, New York University's Steinhardt School
of Education, and author of "Left Back: A Century of Battles Over
School Reform"
"Passionate, powerful and persuasive, Peg Tyre's beautifully
researched book, "The Trouble withBoys" offers the reader a
compelling explanation for why boys are not being served well by
America's schools. I recommend this book to any mother who is
confused or worried by her son's struggles in the classroom. What
you learn here will help you to guide your son's education. I
suspect that teachers may feel that Peg Tyre has given voice to
their deepest doubtsabout the things we make boys endure in school.
I urge all educators to read "The Trouble with Boys," You won't
teach boys in the same way once you've finished it."
--Michael Thompson, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller
"Raising Cain: Protecting The Emotional Life of Boys"
"A riveting, deeply thoughtful and encouraging book that leads the
way to embracing the best in our boys."
--Louann Brizendine, author of the national bestseller "The Female
Brain" and the forthcoming "The Male Brain"
"Every once in a while a book comes along that offers us an
opportunity to change the way we look at something we thought we
understood. "The Trouble With Boys" offers just such an
opportunity. It combines meticulous documentation with eloquent
first person accounts in a way that good teachers know is the best
way to present challenging ideas responsibly and persuasively."
--James Garbarino, PhD, author of "Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn
Violent and How We Can Save Them"
""The Trouble with Boys" is a rarity--a page-turner about teaching
and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch
between what many boys need and what education, from preschool
through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide
on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of
video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her
nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex
education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education
are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether
they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares
about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of
us."
--David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy,
UC-Berkeley
"A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school
and what parents and educators can do to bring them back...Brims
with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of
why boys havebecome the new underdogs from preschool through
college."
--Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys
Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks
"A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's
going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book
about boys that could change our world."
--Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for
Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and
award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books, "The Stinky
Cheese Man" and "Math Curse"
"A terrific book, solidly documented...Should be helpful to parents
and teachers who need to understand why boys are falling behind and
do something about it."
--Diane Ravitch, Professor, New York University's Steinhardt School
of Education, and author of "Left Back: A Century of Battles Over
School Reform"
"Passionate, powerful and persuasive, Peg Tyre's beautifully
researched book, "The Trouble withBoys" offers the reader a
compelling explanation for why boys are not being served well by
America's schools. I recommend this book to any mother who is
confused or worried by her son's struggles in the classroom. What
you learn here will help you to guide your son's education. I
suspect that teachers may feel that Peg Tyre has given voice to
their deepest doubts about the things we make boys endure in
school. I urge all educators to read "The Trouble with Boys," You
won't teach boys in the same way once you've finished it."
--Michael Thompson, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller
"Raising Cain: Protecting The Emotional Life of Boys"
""The Trouble with Boys" is a rarity--a page-turner about teaching
and learning. It does a brilliant job of demonstrating the mismatch
between what many boys need and what education, from preschool
through college, gives them. Peg Tyre is a wise and engaging guide
on everything from what's going on in classrooms to the impact of
video games and the findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. Her
nuanced treatment of the plusses and minuses of single-sex
education as well as her critique of faddish brain-based education
are especially eye-opening. This is a book for all parents, whether
they're raising girls or boys, as well as for everyone who cares
about how we're educating our kids--which ought to be all of
us."
--David Kirp, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy,
UC-Berkeley
"A new and insightful view of why boys are turning off from school
and what parents and educators can do to bring them back...Brims
with practical ideas as well as a sophisticated understanding of
why boys have become the new underdogs from preschool through
college."
--Judith Kleinfeld, Professor of Psychology and Director, Boys
Project, University of Alaska Fairbanks
"A clear-eyed, wide ranging, deeply thoughtful book about what's
going on with boys . . . and why we should care. This is the book
about boys that could change our world."
--Jon Scieszka, Library of Congress-appointed "Ambassador for
Children's Literature," and author of numerous bestsellers and
award winners including "The Time Warp Trio" books, "The Stinky
Cheese Man" and "Math Curse"
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