Bøger af Michael Reichert

Based on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what gets boys excited about learning Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from boys that both validates the success of the lessons and adds a human dimension to their impact. The author's presents more than 100+ specific activities for all content areas that have proven successful with male students Draws on an in-depth, worldwide study to reveal what lessons and strategies most engage boys in the classroom Has been described as the missing link that our schools need for the better education of boys

I Can Learn from You shares simple yet profound strategies for improving learning dynamics between teachers and boys. It also outlines a wide range of modes for interacting with boys and getting male students to shed their "emotional armor."

Layperson's introduction to the scope and causes of violence and trauma theory suggesting ways we can all work to eliminate them, with the beginnings of an outline for reorganising society and the aim of establishing a community responsive to the basic need for safety and peace.