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Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
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Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. The gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates has widened dramatically. While Emily is working hard at school and getting A’s, her brother Justin is goofing off. He’s more concerned about getting to the next level in his videogame than about finishing his homework. Now, Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on more than twenty years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at home. He shows how social, cultural, and biological factors have created an environment that is literally toxic to boys. He also presents practical solutions, sharing strategies which educators have found effective in re-engaging these boys at school, as well as handy tips for parents about everything from homework, to videogames, to medication.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 155
EAN: 9780465072101
ISBN: 0465072100
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2009-01-05
Publisher: Basic Books
Studio: Basic Books
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Summary: wonderful book with lots of research
Comment: I liked this book a lot -- although if you only had time for one book I would read 'why gender matters' because it's much more scientific and you can look up the studies yourself. He always footnotes here as well, but it seems a little more explanatory.
This is information that needs to be read. It has helped me so much with my son, but even if I didn't have one I think it's a good read for educators. I feel like I will have a lot more power/knowledge if the school comes to me about my son!
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Summary: All Parents should read this!
Comment: I have seen so many of these boys that I was interested to see what the problem is. Dr. Sax does a wonderful job of explaining the various issues facing our children. I think everyone should read this.
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Summary: Give a copy to the . . .
Comment: Give a copy to your son's teacher, pediatrician, coach or anyone who works with boys on a regular basis. As a mother, this book helps to demystify the allure of video games and why my 10 y/o son would rather play the sport there rather than in real life. I also sympathize with the boys who are not made for today's education system in which they are expected to be as quiet and contained as girls. Dr. Sax's research is impressive and I am purchasing several copies for people in my life who parent or instruct boys.
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Summary: Author Adrift
Comment: At the time I was reading this book, I had the opportunity to be a chaperone on an eighth and ninth grade field trip for my son's band class. About 75 students, about half boys and half girls, attended this all day field trip for a band convention with middle school students from other area schools. I had just been reading Dr. Sax's idea that boys are smaller and less developed than in the past due to chemicals similar to female hormones in plastics. Dr. Sax says he has actually observed this--that boys are smaller and less developed than they used to be. I hadn't been consciously thinking about this, but as I rode on the bus I started to think how my son had grown in the last several years (he is almost 14) and then how the other kids were growing up. As I looked around the bus, and later the convention, I was struck by difference in the world as described by Dr. Sax and the reality I was seeing around me. Yes, the girls had grown up, but most of the 13, 14, and 15 year old boys I saw were taller, wider in the shoulders, and just bigger all around. They didn't look like little boys (as Dr. Sax says), but rather could be physically described as "young men."
Dr. Sax includes no statistical information to support his idea that boys are smaller and less developed than before. This is curious because this kind of information is routinely collected and compiled. I looked and quickly found a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, presenting the data on growth patterns from 1962-5 through 2002: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad347.pdf
For the 12 - 17 male age group the statistics show that weight has increased, but height has as well over this 40 year period. So how can boys be getting smaller as Dr. Sax claims?
Both my personal experience and the national statistics demonstrate that the author is adrift in his own theory and is coming up with the "facts" he needs to explain his theory rather than observing the true facts and coming up with a theory to explain the facts. If this is the case for plastics, how much can we trust about the author's observations on other points?
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Summary: Fascinating read; very relevant
Comment: I heard Sax speak at a local school and was very interested in more details in his book. He presents very relevant, thought provoking, and concerning explanations of problems boys are having in school today. He provides both personal stories from his patients and backup studies from which he has reached his conclusions.
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