Dr. Leonard Sax on Understanding the Academic Achievement Gap Between Boys and Girls
Teach Your Kids
The Impact of Starting School Early on Boys' Academic Achievement
This chapter explores the academic achievement gap between boys and girls in the context of Utah and Finland, highlighting the negative impact of starting formal education too early, particularly on boys.
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Books, Articles, and Publications
- The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups - Leonard Sax
- Boys Adrift - Leonard Sax
- Girls on the Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed--And What Parents Can Do - Leonard Sax
- Why Gender Matters, Second Edition: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences - Leonard Sax
- Failing At Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls - Myra Sadker, David Sadker
- Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It - Richard Reeves
- Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys - Kay S Hymowitz
- Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers - Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté MD
- Rise in social media usage among Africa's young people raises concern
- Memo to the Surgeon General: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Treatment | Institute for Family Studies
- Is TikTok Dangerous for Teens? | Institute for Family Studies
- Should Boys Start Kindergarten One Year Later Than Girls?
- More women than men have college degrees. That's good news for Democrats.
- A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’ - WSJ
- Reclaiming kindergarten: Making kindergarten less harmful to boys. Sax, L. (2001). Psychology of Men & Masculinity
- Young Children's Feelings about School. Valeski, T. N., & Stipek, D. J. (2003). Child Development
- Starting Strong IV Early Childhood Education and Care Data Country Note: Finland
Courses/Workshops
Related Resources
- Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
- Podcast: Risk Reaps Rewards with Dr. Leonard and Sarah Sax | Plugged In
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Time Codes
00:00:00 - Introduction to the podcast and Dr. Leonard Sax by Manisha Snoyer.
00:01:31 - Overview of Dr. Sax's expertise and work in child and adolescent development.
00:02:49 - Discussion on the academic achievement gap between men and women.
00:07:19 - The reasons behind the gender gap in educational attainment.
00:13:27 - Boys' attitudes towards education and school's appeal to them.
00:20:56 - Exploring gender differences and their impact on children's choices.
00:31:11 - Discussion on the differences in brain development between boys and girls.
00:35:17 - Exploring the right age for teaching phonics and handwriting.
00:40:01 - Comparing Finnish and American education systems.
00:44:22 - The impacts of early learning and parental expectations.
00:47:43 - Parental authority in school choice decisions.
00:50:15 - The rise of obesity in children and parental control over diet.
00:53:19 - The importance of parent-child relationships.
00:54:18 - Concluding thoughts on authority and freedom in homeschooling.
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