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Index

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction

Kathy Stevens Our Method of Research How to Care for a Boy’s Education The Minds of Boys

Part 1: Protecting the Minds of Boys

Chapter 1: The Current Crisis

Is There Really a Crisis? Understanding and Fixing the Crisis The Next Step

Chapter 2: How Boys Learn

A New Science Boy Energy The Mismatch Between Boys and Conventional Education Confronting an Educational Myth Ending the Myth of Gender Plasticity and Supporting the Way Boys Actually Learn A Boy-Friendly Model for Protecting the Minds of Boys Becoming Practical

Part 2: Starting Boys Out in Boy-Friendly Learning Environments

Chapter 3: Helping Boys Learn Before They Begin School

Protecting the Learning Potential of a Young Brain Building Bonding and Attachment Boys’ Special Attachment Issues Ten Strategies to Promote Attachment The Importance of Emotions in a Boy’s Early Education The Core Philosophy of Choice Making Promoting Verbal Development in a Young Boy Balancing a Boy’s Fine and Gross Motor Development Calming the Hidden Stressors in a Boy’s Life

Chapter 4: Effective Preschool and Early Learning Environments for Boys

Providing a Boy-Friendly Learning Environment Boys and Sensory Issues Brain Breaks Music and the Brain The Outdoor Classroom Do You Have to Use Your Words to Use Your Brain?

Chapter 5: Removing Key Environmental Stressors from Boys’ Lives

Promoting Brain Health Brain Injuries Screen Time: TVs, Videos, Video Games, Computers What a Boy Eats and Drinks The Beauty of Brain Health

Part 3: Teaching School Curricula in Boy-Friendly Ways

Chapter 6: Helping Boys Learn Reading, Writing, and Language Arts

What Parents Can Do What Teachers Can Do Do Heroes Read and Write?

Chapter 7: Helping Boys Learn Math and Science

Relevance! What Parents Can Do to Help Boys Learn Math What Teachers Can Do to Help Boys Learn Math What Parents Can Do to Help Boys Learn Science What Teachers Can Do to Help Boys Learn Science Connecting Words with Science The Importance of the Arts and Athletics in Academics

Chapter 8: Using Single-Gender Classrooms Effectively

The Essential Search for Equality The Success of Single-Gender Classes The Importance of Teacher and Parent Buy-In Single-Gender Sex Education Bringing Single-Gender Innovations to Your School

Part 4: Helping Boys Who Need Extra Help

The Inherent Fragility of the Male Brain Changing Our Course Getting the Right Diagnosis Treatment Moving to Optimism

Chapter 10: Confronting Undermotivation and Underperformance in Boys’ Learning

Undermotivated, Underperforming Boys Some Causes of Undermotivation — and Some Cures When Gifted Boys Are Undermotivated Motivating Our Sons

Chapter 11: What Parents and Teachers Can Do to Motivate Boys to Learn

What Parents Can Do What Teachers Can Do Helping Gifted Nonachievers The Key Role of Men in Motivating Boys Leaving No Boy Behind

Chapter 12: Helping Sensitive Boys in Our Schools

Bridge Brains Fighting Gender Stereotypes The Emotional Lives of Sensitive Boys What Parents Can Do to Help Sensitive Boys What Teachers Can Do to Help Sensitive Boys Choosing to Succeed For Further Information

The Gurian Institute About the Authors Index