Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents, Revised 10th Anniversary Edition

A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource for understanding gender differences in the classroom In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian has revised and updated his groundbreaking book that clearly demonstrated how the distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a proven method to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities. The innovations presented in this book were applied in the classroom and proven successful, with dramatic improvements in test scores, during a two-year study that Gurian and his colleagues conducted in six Missouri school districts. Explores the inherent differences between the developmental neuroscience of boys and girls Reveals how the brain learns Explains when same sex classrooms are appropriate, and when they re not This edition includes new information on a wealth of topics including how to design the ultimate classroom for kids in elementary, secondary, middle, and high school.

A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource forunderstanding gender differences in the classroomIn this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian hasrevised and updated his groundbreaking book that clearlydemonstrated how the distinction in hard-wiring and socializedgender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurianpresents a proven method to educate our children based on brainscience, neurological development, and chemical and hormonaldisparities. The innovations presented in this book were applied inthe classroom and proven successful, with dramatic improvements intest scores, during a two-year study that Gurian and his colleaguesconducted in six Missouri school districts.* Explores the inherent differences between the developmentalneuroscience of boys and girls* Reveals how the brain learns* Explains when same sex classrooms are appropriate, and whenthey're notThis edition includes new information on a wealth of topicsincluding how to design the ultimate classroom for kids inelementary, secondary, middle, and high school.