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"Boys and Girls Learn Differently! offers valuable and much-neededtools to provide boys and girls with true equal educationalopportunities. The new techniques Michael Gurian presents here willtransform our classrooms and the way parents teach their childrenin very positive ways." --John Gray, author, Children Are fromHeaven and Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus<br> <br> "From the beginning of time, parents and sensitive teachers haveobserved differences in the behavior, learning styles, and focusedinterests of girls and boys. Defying the political correctness thatis today's common wisdom, Gurian and the contributing authors drawon emerging neuroscientific data to justify these perceptions.While never allowing us to lose sight of the reality of individualdifferences, they suggest creative ways to modify the learningenvironment to encourage a broader spectrum of achievement in bothgender groups." --Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor ofPsychology, Yale University, and one of the original planners ofthe national Head Start program<br> <br> "Overflowing with challenging ideas and practical advice,Gurian's research offers parents and teachers a true gift-theknowledge and support needed to create dynamic learningenvironments for both boys and girls." --Ann F. Caron, authorof Mothers to Daughters and Strong Mothers, Strong Sons<br> <br> 'The insights and innovations in Boys and Girls LearnDifferently! have been applied in our classrooms with phenomenalsuccess, leading to better academic performance and betterbehavior. I highly recommend this book to all parents, teachers,and school administrators." --Dan Colgan, superintendent ofschools, St. Joseph, Missouri

Michael Gurian is an educator, family therapist, and author of fourteen books, including the bestselling The Wonder of Boys, A Fine Young Man, and The Good Son. He is an internationally celebrated speaker and writer whose work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time, and other national publications as well as on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and numerous other broadcast media.

At last, we have the scientific evidence that documents the many biological gender differences that influence learning. For instance, girls talk sooner, develop better vocabularies, read better, and have better fine motor skills. Boys, on the other hand, have better auditory memory, are better at three-dimensional reasoning, are more prone to explore, and achieve greater abstract design ability after puberty. <p> In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes the current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a new way 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.</p>

"Boys and Girls Learn Differently! offers valuable and much-needed tools to provide boys and girls with true equal educational opportunities. The new techniques Michael Gurian presents here will transform our classrooms and the way parents teach their children in very positive ways." —John Gray, author, Children Are from Heaven and Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus <p>"From the beginning of time, parents and sensitive teachers have observed differences in the behavior, learning styles, and focused interests of girls and boys. Defying the political correctness that is today's common wisdom, Gurian and the contributing authors draw on emerging neuroscientific data to justify these perceptions. While never allowing us to lose sight of the reality of individual differences, they suggest creative ways to modify the learning environment to encourage a broader spectrum of achievement in both gender groups." —Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and one of the original planners of the national Head Start program</p> <p>"Overflowing with challenging ideas and practical advice, Gurian's research offers parents and teachers a true gift-the knowledge and support needed to create dynamic learning environments for both boys and girls." —Ann F. Caron, author of Mothers to Daughters and Strong Mothers, Strong Sons</p> <p>'The insights and innovations in Boys and Girls Learn Differently! have been applied in our classrooms with phenomenal success, leading to better academic performance and better behavior. I highly recommend this book to all parents, teachers, and school administrators." —Dan Colgan, superintendent of schools, St. Joseph, Missouri</p>

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