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At least once a year, around the time of examination results, the papers are full of stories of how boys are underachieving in comparison to girls. While arousing the curiosity, and often deeply troubling the parents of boys, the press, and indeed the government, rarely offers more than the 'laddish culture' or 'anti social behaviour' as the root cause. Parents deserve and need to know the full range of reasons why boys are underachieving and, fundamentally, what they can do to help prevent disaffection and underachievement in their boys. This highly informative and highly practical book contains strong messages about the need to develop independence in boys, the importance of male role models within the close (and extended) family and what to look out for in school, including signs of peer pressure and limiting negative self beliefs. It gives advice on how best to support boys in their learning and in developing self esteem.
Table of Contents
Explaining the full picture, how boys are doing nationally in schools and why it is happening.
The barriers to boys' achievement and how parents can help break them down
The major section, with practical strategies showing parents how they can contribute to breaking them down:
Too much pressure pre-school
Lack of independence
Starting school linguistically less developed
Physiological needs not met
Negative attitudes to writing
Limited interest in reading
Inability to plan and prepare effectively
Peer pressure
The laddish culture
Emotional Intelligence issues
Understanding his preferred way of working
Poor reflection skills
Low self-esteem and limiting self-beliefs
Lack of positive male role models
Let's hear it from the boys
Extracts from a wide range of interviews with boys about what THEY think the issues are and what they think the solutions might be. Boys are the REAL experts, not only do they know the root causes of their dissatisfaction with school and their subsequent poor performance, they also know what needs to be done.
How parents can help with homework, revision etc
How schools are responding to the problem
Product details
| Published | Oct 30 2008 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 112 |
| ISBN | 9781855394490 |
| Imprint | Network Continuum Education |
| Illustrations | 40 |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Help Your Child to Succeed |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
