Leonard Sax
Biographic Data
| ID | 5381681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leonard Sax |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leonard |
| FAMILY NAME | Sax |
| SIGNATURE | SAX L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7051-9794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Single-Sex Public Schools for Boys
The efficacy of single-sex education for boys has been a focus of scholarly inquiry for decades. The consensus has been that the all-boys format does not boost academic achievement for boys, on average. In this article, I suggest that the scholarly consensus may be mistaken or at least misleading. I argue that while some boys’ schools are successful and others are not, the all-boys format creates opportunities to educate differently. But when tea…
What was the Cause of Nietzsche's Dementia?
Many scholars have argued that Nietzsche's dementia was caused by syphilis. A careful review of the evidence suggests that this consensus is probably incorrect. The syphilis hypothesis is not compatible with most of the evidence available. Other hypotheses — such as slowly growing right-sided retro-orbital meningioma — provide a more plausible fit to the evidence.
Maybe men and women are different
Maybe men and women are different
How common is lntersex? A response to Anne Fausto‐Sterling
Anne Fausto-Sterling s suggestion that the prevalence of intersex might be as high as 1.7% has attracted wide attention in both the scholarly press and the popular media. Many reviewers are not aware that this figure includes conditions which most clinicians do not recognize as intersex, such as Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome, and late-onset adrenal hyperplasia. If the term intersex is to retain any meaning, the term should be restricted t…
Reclaiming kindergarten
The kindergarten curriculum has undergone fundamental change over the past 50 years. The shift in curriculum in favor of reading preparedness has had the effect of emphasizing boys ' weak-nesses and girls ' strengths. Two changes are proposed. First, alternative kindergartens empha-sizing group activities and nonverbal skills must be established. Second, boys must be encouraged to enter such a kindergarten when they turn 5 years old. After 1 year…
Reclaiming kindergarten
Reclaiming kindergarten
The kindergarten curriculum has undergone fundamental change over the past 50 years. The shift in curriculum in favor of reading preparedness has had the effect of emphasizing boys ' weak-nesses and girls ' strengths. Two changes are proposed. First, alternative kindergartens empha-sizing group activities and nonverbal skills must be established. Second, boys must be encouraged to enter such a kindergarten when they turn 5 years old. After 1 year…
Reclaiming kindergarten
The kindergarten curriculum has undergone fundamental change over the past 50 years. The shift in curriculum in favor of reading preparedness has had the effect of emphasizing boys ' weak-nesses and girls ' strengths. Two changes are proposed. First, alternative kindergartens empha-sizing group activities and nonverbal skills must be established. Second, boys must be encouraged to enter such a kindergarten when they turn 5 years old. After 1 year…
Reclaiming kindergarten
Maybe men and women are different
Maybe men and women are different
How common is lntersex? A response to Anne Fausto‐Sterling
Anne Fausto-Sterling s suggestion that the prevalence of intersex might be as high as 1.7% has attracted wide attention in both the scholarly press and the popular media. Many reviewers are not aware that this figure includes conditions which most clinicians do not recognize as intersex, such as Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome, and late-onset adrenal hyperplasia. If the term intersex is to retain any meaning, the term should be restricted t…
What was the Cause of Nietzsche's Dementia?
Many scholars have argued that Nietzsche's dementia was caused by syphilis. A careful review of the evidence suggests that this consensus is probably incorrect. The syphilis hypothesis is not compatible with most of the evidence available. Other hypotheses — such as slowly growing right-sided retro-orbital meningioma — provide a more plausible fit to the evidence.
Single-Sex Public Schools for Boys
The efficacy of single-sex education for boys has been a focus of scholarly inquiry for decades. The consensus has been that the all-boys format does not boost academic achievement for boys, on average. In this article, I suggest that the scholarly consensus may be mistaken or at least misleading. I argue that while some boys’ schools are successful and others are not, the all-boys format creates opportunities to educate differently. But when tea…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work)