Описание: 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. Now, after two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it's time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help. Called "provocative and controversial...impassioned and articulate" (The Christian Science Monitor), this edition of The War Against Boys offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book. Sommers argues that the problem of male underachievement is persistent and worsening. Among the new topics Sommers tackles: how the war against boys is harming our economic future, and how boy-averse trends such as the decline of recess and zero-tolerance disciplinary policies have turned our schools into hostile environments for boys. As our schools become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary, they move further and further from the characteristic needs of boys. She offers realistic, achievable solutions to these problems that include boy-friendly pedagogy, character and vocational education, and the choice of single-sex classrooms. The War Against Boys is an incisive, rigorous, and heartfelt argument in favor of recognizing and confronting a new reality: boys are languishing in education and the price of continued neglect is economically and socially prohibitive.
Автор: Sommers Tamler Название: Why Honor Matters ISBN: 0465098878 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465098873 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Рейтинг: Цена: 2822.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A controversial call to put honor at the center of morality To the modern mind, the idea of honor is outdated, sexist, and barbaric. It evokes Hamilton and Burr and pistols at dawn, not visions of a well-organized society. But for philosopher Tamler Sommers, a sense of honor is essential to living moral lives. In Why Honor Matters, Sommers argues that our collective rejection of honor has come at great cost. Reliant only on Enlightenment liberalism, the United States has become the home of the cowardly, the shameless, the selfish, and the alienated. Properly channeled, honor encourages virtues like courage, integrity, and solidarity, and gives a sense of living for something larger than oneself. Sommers shows how honor can help us address some of society's most challenging problems, including education, policing, and mass incarceration. Counterintuitive and provocative, Why Honor Matters makes a convincing case for honor as a cornerstone of our modern society.
Автор: Sommers Arthur Название: Auburn ISBN: 1531638376 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781531638375 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4413.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Sommers August Название: Autumn in America ISBN: 1519707525 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781519707529 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3447.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Benjamin C. J. Название: Geneva Sommers and the Myth of Lies ISBN: 1732612374 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781732612372 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4999.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A lie is like a single match--if not tended it can set the world ablaze.
Geneva has unraveled a terrifying truth from the Book of Secrets. She is the only one who can decode the mythical map hidden deep in the Troian Center and save her beloved island from falling into the hands of Ravin, the evil god who killed her parents.
In order to fulfill her magical destiny she must make a decision. Continue to run from her enemies or risk her life to face them head on?
If Ravin's dark army takes control of Hullabee Island, Geneva will lose her magic, the only connection she has left to her parents. But the only way to stop him is to return to the orphanage she barely escaped.
Desperate to protect her friends and fulfill her destiny, Geneva begins to weave a dangerous web of lies thinking it's the only way to protect everyone she cares about. But she'll soon learn the price of such deception.
Can Geneva save the island and repair the damage her lies have caused or will she be forced to watch everything she's loves burn down around her?
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