pt. 1. Protecting the minds of boys -- 1. The current crisis -- Is there really a crisis? -- Understanding and fixing the crisis -- The next step -- 2. How boys learn -- A new science -- Boy energy -- The mismatch between boys and conventional education -- Confronting an educational myth -- Ending the myth of gender plasticity and supporting the way boys actually learn -- A boy-friendly model for protecting the minds of boys -- Becoming practical --
pt. 2. Starting boys out in boy-friendly learning environments -- 3. Helping boys learn before they begin school -- Protecting the learning potential of a young brain -- Building bonding and attachment -- Boys' special attachment issues -- Ten strategies to promote attachment -- The importance of emotions in a boy's early education -- The core philosophy of choice making -- Promoting verbal development in a young boy -- Balancing a boy's fine and gross motor development -- Calming the hidden stressors in a boy's life -- 4. Effective preschool and early learning environments for boys -- Providing a boy-friendly learning environment -- Boys and sensory issues -- Brain breaks -- Music and the brain -- The outdoor classroom -- Do you have to use your words to use your brain? -- 5. Removing key environmental stressors from boys' lives -- Promoting brain health -- Brain injuries -- Screen time : TVs, videos, video games, computers -- What a boy eats and drinks -- The beauty of brain health --
pt. 3. Teaching school curricula in boy-friendly ways -- 6. Helping boys learn reading, writing, and language arts -- What parents can do -- What teachers can do -- Do heroes read and write? -- 7. Helping boys learn math and science -- Relevance! -- What parents can do to help boys learn math -- What teachers can do to help boys learn math -- What parents can do to help boys learn science -- What teachers can do to help boys learn science -- The importance of the arts and athletics in academics -- 8. Using single-gender classrooms effectively -- The essential search for equality -- The success of single-gender classes -- The importance of teacher and parent buy-in -- Single-gender sex education -- Bringing single-gender innovations to your school --
pt. 4. Helping boys who need extra help
9. A new vision of learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and behavioral disorders
The inherent fragility of the male brain
Getting the right diagnosis
10. Confronting undermotivation and underperformance in boys' learning
Undermotivated, underperforming boys
Some causes of undermotivation, and some cures
When gifted boys are undermotivated
11. What parents and teachers can do to motivate boys to learn
Helping gifted nonachievers
The key role of men in motivating boys
12. Helping sensitive boys in our schools
Fighting gender stereotypes
The emotional lives of sensitive boys
What parents can do to help sensitive boys
What teachers can do to help sensitive boys
