Boys and Schooling in the Early Years

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The book explores the global issue of boys' underachievement in education, highlighting the lack of focus on this problem in early childhood development. It critiques the government's emphasis on early years care and intervention while pointing out the surprising neglect of understanding when boys begin to fall behind academically. The author aims to identify early patterns of underachievement and suggests strategies to reverse these trends, emphasizing the need for targeted attention to boys' educational needs from the start.