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