Resources

There has been a great deal of information and research produced on the advantages of gender specific education in recent years. The links and references here are only a beginning, but represent a good sample of this body of knowledge.  (Cedarcrest Academy does not endorse, support, or advocate every finding of research or philosophical position accompanying some of these references.)

Website Links 

Why Gender Matters
National Association for Single Sex Public Education 

Articles

NASSPE
Gender Difference in Learning
Advantages for Girls
Advantages for Boys
Evidence Regarding Single Sex Education
Evidence on Developmental Brain Research

Wall Street Journal
The Promise of Single Sex Schools

New York Times
Teaching Boys and Girls Separately 
Dr. Sax Rebuttal to NY Times Article 

Zenit
Education and Gender 

 

Books

Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax
Available for check-out from Cedarcrest Academy.

Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Guide for Teachers and Parents by Michael Gurian

The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons From Falling Behind in School and Life by Michael Gurian

The Boys and Girls Learn Differently Action Guide for Teachers by Michael Gurian

Same, Different, Equal: Rethinking Single-Sex Schooling by Rosemary C. Salomone

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon

The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian

The Wonder of Girls : Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters by Michael Gurian

Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters by JoAnn Deak

The Good Son: Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men by Michael Gurian