Thursday, April 19, 2012

Is Education Overlooking the Needs of Boys?

"In a chapter titled “Improving Boys’ Achievement in Early Childhood and Primary Education,” published in Lessons in Educational Equality by Oxford University Press, 2012, we synthesize international research about the difficulties boys experience in school and strategies to remedy the situation."

Monday, April 9, 2012

America's Public Schools: Still Unequal And Unjust

Five opportunities to learn a little more about education

Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons From an Educational System That’s Leaving Them Behind
Richard Whitmire

"Originally published in 2010, this paperback is loaded with statistics proving that boys lag girls in grades, high school graduation rates, college attendance and, eventually, meaningful jobs."

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Let's Immunize Boys Against HPV and Educate Them About Sexual Responsibility at the Same Time

"Routine Doctor Visits Decline for Teen Boys - Boys also are less likely to be guided about their sexual health by physicians. During adolescence, the number of routine health visits typically declines for males, particularly among older male youths ..."