An Annotation by Bobbie Dunn This article explained how boys are scoring lower than girls on reading tests, and how the gap continues to grow as students get older. It lays out different ways to get boys more interested in [...]
An Annotation by Bobbie Dunn This article explained how the teen brain is more like a child’s than an adult’s, which is contrary to popular belief. It then elaborated on which parts of the brain are still changing and why [...]
Goldman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York, NY: Bantam. An Annotation Another outstanding book explaining the power of emotions in the human experience. The idea here is that a person’s ability to recognize, [...]
Saunders, J., Nelson S. (2004). Closing gender gaps in science. Educational Leadership 62 (3) 74-77. An Annotation This article related some very interesting data about some AP test scores in the Dallas, Texas area. The bottom line is that while [...]
James, A. (2007). Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. An Annotation By far the best book I’ve found explaining both brain-based and social sex differences and their implications for [...]
Goldberg, G., Roswell, B. (2002). Reading, writing and gender: Instructional strategies and classroom activities that work for boys and girls. Larchmont, NY: Eye On Education. An Annotation Recommended for grades 3-8, this book is loaded with specific lessons, tools, and [...]
Simmons, R. (2002). Odd girl speaks out: Girls write about bullies, cliques, popularity, and jealousy. San Diego, CA: Harcourt. An Annotation This is a fascinating collection of writings by girls themselves, collected and edited by Simmons after inviting them, after [...]
Simmons, R. (2002). Odd girl out: The hidden culture of aggression in girls. San Diego, CA: Harcourt. An Annotation This is a fascinating look at the culture of girls in schools and how they deal with anger, aggression and bullying. [...]
Gurian, M. (1996). The wonder of boys: What parents, mentors and educators can do to shape boys into exceptional men. New York. NY: Penguin Books. An Annotation Again, much of the same brain based information as Sax, but Gurian does [...]
Gurian, M. (2002). The wonder of girls: Understanding the hidden nature of our daughters. New York. NY: Atria Books. An Annotation Gurian is a family therapist turned author who repeats much of the same information that is found in the [...]
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