This is a superb book. Gary is one of the countrys leading authorities on raising boys achievement. Lets Hear It from the Boys is full of insight and helpful practical approaches. I recommend it very highly. -- Graham Tyrer * Literacy consultant and former secondary headteacher * I know Garys work and use it in my workshops. I like his down-to-earth approach. Any teacher would learn useful ideas from this action-oriented book, which is both amusing and sensible. It shows how listening to boys can help us make their learning more productive and lead to less hassle for teachers and parents. -- Dr Peter West * Consultant on boys education, boyseducation.com.au * Gary Wilsons practical and passionate guide to raising boys achievement tells us how to improve the experience of boys, girls and teachers while enhancing whole-school culture and results. -- Lucinda Neall * Author of 'Bringing the Best out in Boys Communication Strategies for Teachers' * Raising boys attainment is a real issue that has certainly been on our agenda. Lets Hear It from the Boys gets to the heart of the pressures and problems boys face. It provides useful actions to ensure boys are keen to learn, well-qualified and socially adjusted when they leave school. -- Lesley Bishop * Principal of Atlantic Academy, Portland * Gary Wilsons book is a down-to-earth, hard-hitting and honest account of the plight of boys that is caring, compassionate and challenging. Full of hope and energy, it gets us thinking about the relationships between engagement, self-efficacy and academic aspirations and how we can change the deficit narrative of low achieving boys living precarious lives on the margins of school. Boys will be boys? Forget that. Boys will be brilliant, thanks very much. -- John Dabell * Teach Secondary * The book offers a great selection of reflective questions, resources and strategies that can positively impact on boys underachievement, for the benefit of all pupils. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *
