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Sports Illustrated June 28, 2000 Frank Deford |
Putting sports on the map As anybody except the nerds should know, the real reason that boys do better at geography is sports. From an early age, you see, boys follow sports. And you have to know your geography to follow sports. |
Salon.com June 6, 2000 Helen Cordes |
Sour grapes, anyone? Home schoolers -- big winners in national spelling and geography bees -- are criticized for "unfair advantages." |
ifeminists March 23, 2005 Glenn Sacks |
New Study of Youth Shows It's Boys Who Are in Crisis The question of whether boys or girls have been doing better has been a point of sometimes rancorous debate among feminist and other scholars in recent decades. |
ifeminists June 15, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Missing: Males on College Campuses Some researchers call them the "Lost Boys." They are the students you don't see on college campuses. New statistics show an annual decreasing ratio of male-to female students in all degree-granting institutions. |
Salon.com February 5, 2002 Amy Benfer |
Lost boys While girls surge ahead in all subjects at school, boys are lagging behind. Is "girl power" to blame? Do boys need their own dose of "empowerment"? |
Reason February 2001 Cathy Young |
Where the Boys Are Is America shortchanging male children? |
Salon.com June 21, 2000 Cathy Young |
It's payback time In "The War Against Boys," author Christina Hoff Sommers claims that unfair programs to empower girls have taken a toll on boys. |
Salon.com February 5, 2002 Amy Benfer |
One for the lads The British tackled their own education gender gap by letting boys be boys -- with mixed results... |
ifeminists April 22, 2003 Carey Roberts |
UNICEF's One-Sided Pursuit of Gender Equality This Special Report analyzes the UNICEF sex-specific programs for girls and boys. |
T.H.E. Journal October 2001 Matthew Miller |
Hands On Review - GeoCycle USA If you want to get students excited about U.S. geography, GeoCycle USA from EdVenture Software is a good tool to start with... |
Salon.com March 9, 2001 Amy Benfer |
Battle of the celebrity gender theorists Christina Hoff Sommers skewers Carol Gilligan, Jane Fonda and their "girl crisis" rhetoric... |
Searcher June 2002 Irene E. McDermott |
Where was I? Maps on the Web There is a tremendous amount of spatial data on the World Wide Web: multitudes of maps; armfuls of atlases; cartloads of cartography. Enough to keep a map nerd like myself clicking and dreaming for years. Maps on the Web are designed for many uses, and many of them are free... |
ifeminists June 17, 2003 Carey Roberts |
Please Add Me to Your Blacklist The Canadian government recently published a report that recommends monitoring and prosecution of gender equity advocates under federal hate crime laws. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Jeff Hwang |
Voters Unleash Missouri Casinos Casino companies win in Missouri with newly passed regulations. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2006 |
Girls on Technology A study brings video games into the classroom to address the persistent digital gender gap. |
T.H.E. Journal October 2001 Matthew Miller |
Focus on Social Studies Social studies is a broad topic, encompassing several subjects, including history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography and anthropology. It can also be one of the most visual learning experiences for students with the help of today's tools and software... |
Reason October 2007 Cathy Young |
That's What Little Boys Are Made Of The Dangerous Book for Boys, by English brothers Conn and Hal Iggulden, revels in retro, conjuring up a pre-computer idyll of hunting, skipping stones, making paper airplanes, and heartening tales of battlefield heroics. |
PC Magazine December 20, 2006 Sebastian Rupley |
Fly-By History Google delivers blasts from the past. |
CRM October 2011 |
Marketing Muscle Extends to Satellite Hospital in Sullivan Although Missouri Baptist lies in the heart of suburban St. Louis, the marketing team devotes considerable time -- about 80 hours per month -- to its satellite hospital in Sullivan, Mo. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2002 Shay K. McKinley |
The Map Detectives Students will enjoy Sherston Software's new program The Map Detectives so much, they won't even realize they're learning valuable skills. |
ifeminists February 1, 2006 Carey Roberts |
Bias Suit Reveals the Truth Behind the 'Boy Crisis' Why American boys are falling academically behind in a glitter and feathers world. |
D-Lib May 2004 Michael F. Goodchild |
The Alexandria Digital Library Project: Review, Assessment, and Prospects Why the Alexandria Digital Library (ADL) was established, how it progressed, and how the vision of ADL continues to evolve. |