From the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin tostruggle. They get expelled from preschool nearly five times moreoften than girls; in elementary school, they’re diagnosed withlearning disorders four times as often. By eighth grade hugenumbers are reading below basic level. And by high school, they’reheavily outnumbered in AP classes and, save for the realm ofathletics, show indifference to most extra?curricular activities.Perhaps most alarmingly, boys now account for less than 43 percentof those enrolled in college, and the gap widens everysemester! The imbalance in higher education isn’t just a “boy problem,”though. Boys’ decreasing college attendance is bad news for girls,too, because ad?missions officers seeking balanced student bodiespass over girls in favor of boys. The growing gender imbalance ineducation portends massive shifts for the next generation: how muchthey make and whom they marry. Interviewing hundreds of parents, kids, teachers, and experts,award-winning journalist
Adolescence can be a tumultuous time for teens and theirparents, this book helps parents learn what works and what doesn’tin parenting today’s teens.
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