Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies That Work--And Why

Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies That Work--And WhyBased on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what gets boys excited about learning Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped

Based on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what gets boys excited about learning

Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from boys that both validates the success of the lessons and adds a human dimension to their impact.

• The author's presents more than 100+ specific activities for all content areas that have proven successful with male students
• Draws on an in-depth, worldwide study to reveal what lessons and strategies most engage boys in the classroom
• Has been described as the missing link that our schools need for the better education of boys

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 07/20/2010
ISBN: 9780470532782
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.07w x 0.72d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 148
Publishers Weekly 07/19/2010