Are Boys & Girls Really Any Different? Boys Struggling in School

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Are Boys & Girls Really Any Different? Boys are struggling in school

If you’ve ever marveled (or wondered) about how different boys are than girls, I’d like to introduce you to someone you should know:

Are boys and girls really different at school?

Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding.

Title IX, a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every education program that receives federal funding.   Although Title IX is best known for breaking down barriers in sports for females, opening doors for girls to pursue math and science, among other things.  By the early to mid-nineties, the media, educators, and social scientists were mostly focused on “girl issues.”

Fast forward to 1996, Michael Gurian’s book, The Wonder of Boys became a New York Times bestseller… after it had been rejected by 26 publishers who were still looking for books about girls.  Gurian’s book was indeed “risky business” at the time.  Never before had a book been written based on science (neurobiology) and science that had not yet been applied to child development.

Earth-shattering, alarming, and now confirmed every time you open a newspaper or magazine.

Even thought Gurian was attacked by some reviewers, who argued that boys’ issues meant very little.

But something else started happening.  Moms, dads, and teachers began writing letters to Michael (no e-mail then) about “the struggles of boys.”  The Wonder of Boys sounded the alarm that boys were struggling and falling behind in all areas of learning…

 

Fast forward 20 years, and the cry remains.

 

Boys are struggling (see some articles here)

Books are being written such as:  women catching up…

Girls are graduating from college at increasing rates

 

And don’t even start with poverty or boys of color…because you’ll end up completely depressed!

 

Michael Gurian, and his team of Gurian Institute certified trainers are changing the face of education…  www.gurianinstitute  and they need YOU to be the “feet on the ground”  …see the flyer

 

The Gurian Institute has been training leaders in the field and hosting the Summer Institute  primarily focused on schools   facebook…opt in and get a Special Report…

 

This year, GPC began to bring parents closer into the fold…including talking to Michael…and example of the resources here:  see:  opt-in here and learn about….

 

Michael has written books that cover every aspect of raising outstanding men and women; business; moms & sons

 

So I hope you’ll do some research…and spread the word

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