Why Boys Fail An Evening about Educating Boys

01/12/2011

Videos of Joe Manthey's presentation are now on-line. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3myiMNaIfp0&t=164s There are five clips.

10/08/2010

Thank you to the 250 people who attended last night. You were a great audience. Here is a link to the press coverage: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101007/ARTICLES/101009528/1033/news?Title=Educators-urged-to-focus-on-boys-in-Petaluma-talk

The U.S. Department of Education should include gender among the categories of focus along with poverty and ethnicity in the No Child Left Behind accountability requirements, according to an author and advocate for changing the way boys are taught in school.

10/06/2010

Registration is now CLOSED. All seats have been reserved. No one will be admitted who did not register. Thank you.

10/05/2010

189 people have registered thus far, so there are only 61 seats left. Hence, if you are planning on attending, it is imperative that you call and reigister (name and city), as there may not be any seats left the when the doors open. And if you can arrive early, that would help the check-in process run smoothly. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

10/02/2010

Joe will be appearing on The KRSH 95.9 (streaming at www.krsh.com) on Monday, Oct. 4 at 9:00am.

10/02/2010

As of Friday, Oct. 1 at 5:00p.m., 129 people have made reservations to attend. 30 people registered yesterday. There are 250 seats in the auditorium. To register this weekend, please call 707-285-2143, Ext. 138, and leave your name and city. Thank you.

09/23/2010

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100923/ARTICLES/100929739/1350?Title=Boys-8217-academic-success-topic-of-talk

A discussion of boys in the educational system is scheduled for Oct. 7 at the Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma campus.

09/06/2010

SCHEDULE

6:00 pm - Doors Open (Why Boys Fail will be for sale in the auditorium)

6:30 - 7:15 pm - Keynote Speech: Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That's Leaving Them Behind

7:15 - 7:30 pm - Break and Booksigning

7:30 - 8:45 pm - Teaching to Gender Differences in Brain Development: A Brain-Based Approach to Academic Success for Boys PowerPoint Presentation

8:45 - 9:00 pm - Q & A