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THE
MINDS OF BOYS
Saving Our
Sons from Falling behind in School and Life
(Jossey-Bass, September, 2005)
by
Michael Gurian
& Kathy Stevens
 To
Order
Michael
Gurian, author of THE
WONDER OF BOYS, and Gurian
Institute training
director Kathy Stevens have written a revolutionary new book which
confronts what many parents and teachers believe to be a "boy's
crisis." Boys receive up to 70% of the Ds and Fs given all
students,
they create 90% classroom discipline problems, 80% all high school
dropouts are boys, millions of American boys are on Ritalin and other
mind-bending control drugs, only 45% college students are boys, and
three out of four learning disabled students are boys!
Gurian and
Stevens empower parents and teachers by presenting a whole new way of
working with boys based on the success of Gurian Institute programs in
schools across the country, and the latest research and application of
neuro-biological research on how boys' brains actually work, how they
are different from girls, and how they can learn very well if they're
properly taught.
THE
MINDS OF
BOYS includes ways for every
parent to understand and influence how
their own boy is doing in terms of the correct learning environment,
how boys are motivated, how to use the arts and athletics to teach boys
(whether or not they are sensitive boys, aggressive boys, restless or
bored boys), the potential options for separate sex education at
crucial periods of a boy's life, and how to best utilize the essential
role of the parent, teacher, and community. This cutting- edge method
has begun to change educational culture throughout the US, Canada,
England and Australia, with educators in Alabama, British Columbia,
Colorado, California, Missouri, Oregon, North Carolina, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Florida, Washington, New York, and Texas, all reporting
excellent results.
"The ideas in THE
MINDS OF BOYS seem to be catching on. The Gurian Institute
has trained more than 15,000 teachers."
— Newsweek,
September 19, 2005
"In THE
MINDS OF BOYS,
Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens target their advice to both parents
and teachers, and stress practical information, from nutritional
guidelines to recommended classroom layouts."
— Education Week,
September 7, 2005
"In The
Minds of Boys,
Gurian and Stevens use biological research and
more than 20 years of classroom experience to present a detailed plan
of how
to most effectively teach boys."
— NEA Today, November 2005 (National
Education Association)
"Parents
of boys have always known it in their hearts. Boys learn differently
from girls. Michael Gurian not only knows it and can prove it, but has
ideas about how to help boys succeed. His THE
MINDS OF BOYS, written with Kathy Stevens, shows how to help boys
in the classroom and at home."
— Nancy
Churnin, Dallas Morning News
THE
MINDS OF BOYS...a
call for a reassessment of how we educate our sons (that) is long
overdue.
—
Washington Post Book World
"Parents perplexed by their bright
sons who constantly struggle in school will find hope in The
Minds of Boys."
— Soledad O'Brien, USA Weekend and CNN
"The
Minds of Boys provides a valuable service not only to parents and
teachers but also policy makers. Boys today are languishing
academically. Gurian and Stevens provide important analysis and
practical solutions."
— Chistina
Hoff
Sommers, Author of THE WAR AGAINST BOYS
The "Mind
of Boys" is
an excellent read. I found it enlightening not only as a
neuroscientist but also as the mother of a young boy. It has
absolutely changed the way that I think about boys (and men) and the
ways in which they express their enthusiasm for life.
— Tracey J. Shors,
Ph.D.
Department
of Psychology
Center for
Collaborative Neuroscience
Rutgers
University
"The
Mind of Boys is a gift to
parents,
teachers and anyone else involved in raising or nurturing boys.
It is filled with cutting edge neuroscience, yet has the warmth of a
wise professional."
—
Daniel Amen,
MD, Author of Making A Good Brain Great
"Michael Gurian had the courage to talk
about boys before it was
popular. His new book, THE
MINDS OF BOYS, written with
educator
Kathy Stevens, takes this work further. It articulates the issues
from a brain-based approach, with supporting research. It then
gives very practical examples for interventions. I highly
recommend this book to anyone who works with boys professionally or
personally. I found the book to be extraordinarily helpful.
—
Ruby Payne, Author of A
FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING POVERTY
In The
Minds of Boys, a follow-up to his best-selling The
Wonder of Boys,
therapist and social philosopher Michael Gurian, along with Kathy
Stevens, a specialist in education and child development, makes a
strong case for an educational crisis involving boys. (The Minds of
Boys) is logically organized, readable, and meticulously documented.
—
Library Journal - August 2005
The
Minds of Boys is a wonderfully practical and enjoyable book to
read. I
thoroughly enjoyed its insights, data and practical strategies.
It
will help empower parents to demand social justice for boys in school.
—
Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D., Founder,
The Nurturing Parenting Program
In
The
Minds of Boys, Michael Gurian
and Kathy Stevens provide a very readable description of the current
academic dilemma affecting a large
number
of boys.
—
Sandra F. Witelson
Albert
Einstein/Irving Zucker Chair in Neuroscience
McMaster
University
THE
MINDS OF BOYS is a
compassionate and well-considered exploration of the educational crisis
many of our boys face. It provides a giant leap in our empathy
for what it means to be a boy in our culture. For parents and
teachers especially, this book helps them provide
boys support through their developmental stages. I
regret that I did not have this book in hand while raising my son.
—
Pat Crum, Director/Co-Founder of
the Family Nurturing Center of Michigan.
"THE
MINDS OF BOYS is a must read for educators from preschool through
young adulthood, and any parent or grandparent who is raising a
boy.
This book is well researched, offering concrete ways to help our boys
develop and flourish in and out of school."
— Dr. Paul D. Slocumb, Author of Hear
Our Cry: Boys in Crisis
— Scott Haltzman, M.D., Psychiatrist,
Rhode Island
Wonderfully readable, The
Minds Of Boys fills a great void for parents
and educators by offering practical ways to change the developmental
course for boys at risk. Gurian and Stevens show us that we don't have
to surrender our boys to depression or school failure: an
essential piece of school reform!
— Robin Karr-Morse, Author of Ghosts
From The Nursery
"THE
MINDS OF BOYS provides
invaluable information for parents and educators to help them improve boys' academic and
social success."
— Mike Merrifield, Colorado House of
Representatives, Chair of the Education Committee
©
2008 The Gurian Institute
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