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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the Paperback Edition

1 Discovering the Problem

2 The Reason for the Boy Troubles: Faltering Literacy Skills

3 The Likely Causes of the Reading Lapses

4 The Writing Failures

5 The Blame Game: What Gets Blamed (Unfairly) for the Gender Gaps

MY BOY IS FOREVER LOST TO VIDEO GAMES!

IT'S A LACK OF MALE TEACHERS

IT'S (ONLY) THE BLACK BOYS

IT'S A MEDICAL PROBLEM

IT'S THAT HOMEWORK HELPS GIRLS, HURTS BOYS

IT'S THAT FEMINIZED CLASSROOMS TURN OFF BOYS

IT'S THAT TOO MUCH TESTING HURTS BOYS

IT'S THE TOXIC CULTURE

IT'S THE BOY CODE MORPHING INTO THE GUY CODE

6 Solutions: What Works for Boys?

7 Impediments to a Solution: The Ideological Stalemate

8 The International Story: Australians Struggle with the Boy Troubles

9 Why These Gender Gaps Matter

10 Actions That Need to Be Taken

Appendix: The Facts About Boys

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