Gurian Institute in the News
Michael Gurian and the Gurian Institute are honored to have been featured in national, professional, and regional media. This page features a number of those stories in mainstream and other media regarding our work in the fields of Education, Psychology, and Parenting.
The Wonder of Aging Interview has been chosen as “Best of Beyond 50.”Michael Gurian’s latest book encourages us to embrace the stages of our aging. View it HERE.
Psychology Today: We Owe to Our Sons What We’ve Given Our Daughters
Boys are not men; they are children, and they need our attention now.
New York Times: How Oedipus Wrecks
“The finding of the father,” Joseph Campbell told Bill Moyers, “has to do with finding your own character and destiny.” In the Oedipal myth, the son goes out into the world to prove himself, then returns to unknowingly kill the father and marry the mother.
USA Today: Boys Need a Purpose in Life
Author Michael Gurian is the father of two daughters, but he says society has paid too much attention to girls, and now it’s the boys’ turn.
Kelley Ward HubPages: Parenting Boys: What Boys Need From Moms
Most moms would do anything to enhance their child’s quality of life. Even with this great level of devotion, many moms of boys admit raising boys is both a joy and a challenge.
Toledo Blade: Boys and girls don’t learn the same ways
Even when its owner is bored, a normal female human’s brain is active, with electronic scans showing blips of energy scattered throughout. A “resting” male brain, by contrast, is virtually inactive except for the part that regulates bodily systems.
Washington Post: More Schools Trying Separation of the Sexes
Proponents of same-sex schooling argue that girls and boys are too often shortchanged by coed classrooms and that students from lower-income families deserve access to learning environments once exclusive to private schools. Advocates also cite emerging research that indicates gender differences in brains and cognitive development.
Newsweek: The Trouble With Boys They’re kinetic, maddening and failing at school. Now educators are trying new ways to help them succeed.
ASCD Educational Leadership: Teaching to the Minds of Boys Is something wrong with the way we’re teaching boys? One elementary school thought so and decided to implement boy-friendly strategies that produced remarkable results.
Local Press
Chattanooga, Tennessee —News Channel 9 ABC The Effects of Social Media on Teens
Gilbert, Arizona — 7 EV teen suicides in 6 weeks alarm schools
Phoenix, Arizona — Valley high school holding suicide prevention event for parents, educators
Tempe, Arizona — 7 Teen Suicides Heighten Concerns
Phoenix, Arizona — Parents declare teen suicide epidemic in Chandler
Gilbert, Arizona — Mental-Health Town Hall To Address Student Stress, Suicides
Chandler, Arizona — Two women raise awareness about important causes
Mainland, China – Single-sex schools see a revival in mainland China
Tampa, FL – Girls Preparatory Academy – Ferrell Middle School and Boys Preparatory Academy – Franklin Middle School
Austin, TX – Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy and Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy (6-8)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Nova High School moves forward with single-gender initiative
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Dillard Elementary PreK- 5), Charles Drew Elementary, Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Girls and Boys
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Philadelphia, PA – Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School (PreK-8) School finds success, focuses on gender differences
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