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“david sadker”

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  • Still Failing at Fairness

    How Gender Bias Cheats Girls and Boys in School and What We Can Do About It

    by David Sadker, Karen R. Zittleman ...
    Despite decades of effort to create fair classrooms and schools, gender bias is alive and well, and in some ways growing. School practices continue to send boys and girls down different life paths, too often treating them not as different genders but as different species. Teachers and parents often miss the subtle signs of sexism in classrooms. Through firsthand observations and up-to-the-minute ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Failing at Fairness

    How America's Schools Cheat Girls

    by Myra Sadker, David Sadker ...
    Failing at Fairness, the result of two decades of research, shows how gender bias makes it impossible for girls to receive an education equal to that given to boys.Girls' learning problems are not identified as often as boys' areBoys receive more of their teachers' attentionGirls start school testing higher in every academic subject, yet graduate from high school scoring 50 points lower than boys ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Gender in the Classroom

    Foundations, Skills, Methods, and Strategies Across the Curriculum

    Edited by David Sadker, Ellen S. Silber ...
    What’s missing from your teacher education program? According to research studies, one glaring omission is gender. Tomorrow’s teachers receive little instruction or training on the tremendous impact of gender in the classroom. Just how does gender influence teaching, the curriculum, and the lives of teachers and students in the classroom? This unique book has been designed to answer these ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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    Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

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    **"A persuasive wake-up call."—PeopleA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of child development, success, and character—an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people’s lives.**Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about ... Read more

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  • 100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships

    What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It

    by David Niven, PhD ...

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  • Going Solo

    The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone

    by Eric Klinenberg ...
    With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who live alone, renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of going solo is transforming the American experience.Klinenberg shows that most single dwellers—whether in their twenties or eighties—are deeply engaged in social and civic life. There's even ... Read more

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  • 100 Simple Secrets of Happy Families

    What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It

    by David Niven, PhD ...
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  • The War Against Boys

    How Misguided Policies are Harming Our Young Men

    by Christina Hoff Sommers ...
    An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs.Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation’s schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Parenting an Only Child

    The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only

    by Susan Newman ...
    By a child-care authority and mother of an only child, this useful, knowledgeable book provides sound advice on creating an enriching environment that's stimulating and enjoyable for only children and their parents alike. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Pushout

    The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

    by Monique Couvson ...
    The “powerful” (Michelle Alexander) exploration of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting Black girls in schools, and how we can instead orient schools toward their flourishingOn the day fifteen-year-old Diamond from the Bay Area stopped going to school, she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was ... Read more

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  • Is Marriage for White People?

    How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone

    by Ralph Richard Banks ...
    A distinguished Stanford law professor examines the steep decline in marriage rates among the African American middle class, and offers a paradoxical-nearly incendiary-solution.Black women are three times as likely as white women to never marry.That sobering statistic reflects a broader reality: African Americans are the most unmarried people in our nation, and contrary to public perception the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Homework Myth

    Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

    by Alfie Kohn ...
    Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, nationally known ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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