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incidences leading to injury on campuses of higher learning. This is unfortunate and unacceptable behavior as campuses should be cultivating minds and presenting rigorous, reasoned debate and discussion rather than expressions of violent hatred. What would you do to change this increasing coarseness of the culture and promote a respect for openness and consideration of contrary views?

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While most of us will agree with John Gray that Men Are from Mars and Women are from Venus, we have not pushed the implications of his ideas to the limits. Moreover, it seems that we have not looked at its ramifications over the lifespan and particularly for the educative process. Many parents and teachers expect boys and girls to learn the same way, behave the same way and excel at the same pace. Many boys are punished for being antsy and for questioning the way of what is required of them. Rather than reflecting truancy or disrespect for authority, these may be vital components of a boy’s make up and/or learning style. While we may all concede that it is futile to expect the young to be as sedate as the old; we may not all agree that we cannot expect boys to learn the same way as girls; perform at the same pace as girls or respond to authority in the same way. Yet, these are realities with which we must contend. Over the years, several valuable articles have been generated; informative books have been written and significant talks have been given on the aforementioned problem. What this article seeks to do is bring together for this issue of the CEOS Newsletter a short Bibliographic representation of some of these resources that could prove beneficial for our readers, particularly parents and teachers. Please note that these entries will neither be ranked nor weighted. They, however, will be reflective of the field and hopefully will not only be beneficial but will whet the appetite of our readers for more.

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BOOKS

Cleveland, Kathleen Palmer, Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010.

Gurian, M. and Kathy Stevens. The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

________. A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men. New York: New York: Tarcher/Putnam, 1999.

________. The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men, 10th ED. New York: Tarcher/Putnam, 2006.

________ Henley, P., & Trueman, T. Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Guide for Teachers and Parents. San Francisco: Jossey–Bass, 2001.

________. The Purpose of Boys: Helping Our Sons Find Meaning, Significance, and Direction in Their Lives. Audible Books, 2012.

James, Abigail Norflect. Active Lessons for Active Brains: Teaching Boys and Other Experiential Learners, Grades 3-10. Newbury Park: Corwin Press, 2011.

________, Ed. Teaching the Male Brain: How Boys Think, Feel and Learn in School. Newbury Park: Corwin Press, 2007.

________. The Parents’ Guide to Boys: Help Your Son Get the Most Out of School and Life. Austin, TX: Live Oak Book Company, 2012.

Jantz, Gregory L. and Michael Gurian. Raising Boys by Design: What the Bible and Brain Science Reveal about What Your Son Needs to Thrive. New York: Waterbrook Press, 2013.

________. Five Keys to Raising Boys. Peabody: Rose Publishing, 2016.

Kindlon. Dan and Michael Thompson. Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999.

Meeker, Meg. Boys Should be Boys: Seven Secrets to Raising Healthy Boys. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2008

Neu, Terry and Rich Weinfeld. Helping Boys Succeed in School: A Practical Guide for parents and Teachers. Waco: Prufork Press, 2006.

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Dear God, thank you for blessing me with health, strength, ability, and great possibility. Thank you for family, friends, teachers, and mentors. Please bring peace to our world. Lord, today I ask you to especially bless the men and boys in my family and in the world. Help them make right choices in life. Help us to truly care and them to see that we do care about them and that their lives matter. Help us facilitate their developing caring relationships in their lives with parents, mentors, teachers and other significant persons knowing the difference it will make. Grant them the strength and will power it will take to choose right over wrong; love over hate, the good over the expedient; education over ignorance and peace over strife. Open our hearts to support these goals for all people. Lord, hear our prayer and make a difference in the lives of young men and boys we pray. Amen!

Reichert, Michael and Richard Hawley. Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies That Work and Why. Audible Studios, 2012.

Sax, Leonard. Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men. New York: Basic Books, 2016.

ARTICLES

Allen, Gail and Deborah Farmer Kris. “Why It’s Imperative to Teach Empathy to Boys” https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/25/why-its-imperative-to-teach-empathy-to-boys/

Corprew, III, Charles S. “How Culturally Attuned Teachers Can Help African American Males Succeed in School.” http://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/brief/how-culturally-attuned-teachers-can-help-african-american-males-succeed-school.

_______. and Michael Cunningham. “Educating Tomorrow’s Men: Perceived School Support, Negative Youth Experiences, And Bravado Attitudes in African American Adolescent Males.” Education and Urban Society 44 (2012): 571-589.

Fink, Jennifer L. W. “Thrive in 2025: Help Your Sons Succeed in School,” http://www.parents.com/kids/ education/help-son-succeed-in-school/

Fuller, Andrew, “Teaching Boys,” http://andrewfuller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Teaching-Boys.pdf

Gurian, Michael and Kathy Stevens, “10 Essential Strategies for Teaching Boys Effectively,” http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol6/604-gurian.aspx

King, Kelly and Michael Gurian, “With Boys in Mind / Teaching to the Minds of Boys,” http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept06/vol64/num01/Teaching-to-the-Minds-of-Boys.aspx

Lahey, Kessica. “Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still in School: Instead, Help Them Channel Their Energy into Productive Tasks.” https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/06/ stop-penalizing-boys-for-not-being-able-to-sit-still-at-school/276976/

Marsh, Sarah. “How Can We Encourage Boys to Read for Pleasure? Teachers Give Their Views,” https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/jun/11/how-can-we-encourage-boys-to-

read-for-pleasure-teachers-give-their-views.

Tracey, Paul and Andrew Martin. “Ten Tips to Help Boys Succeed at School,” http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/homework-tips/10-tips-to-help-boys-succeed-at-school

PBS Parents. “Understanding and Raising Boys,” www.pbs.org/parents/raisingboys/school05.html

Ricks, Dionna, “Educating Boys for Success: Are today’s classrooms biased against boys?” http://www.nea.org/home/44609.htm

Sommers, Christina Hoff. “What Schools Can do to Help Boys Succeed: Three Suggestions,” http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/28/what-schools-can-do-to-help-boys-succeed/

Swanson, Monica, “What a Middle School (Pre-teen) Boy Needs Most from His Parents.” http://monicaswanson.com/middle-school-boy-needs/