Comments from attendees at Dr. Sax’s presentations
“Dr.
Sax is the Al Gore of the gender crisis.
He has EDUCATED us about the nature and scope of the problem. He has WARNED us about the consequences of
doing nothing. And he has INSPIRED us to
take action in our schools and in our communities.”
Michael Halfin,
“What an impressive evening! We have never been to an
event before where 600 folks sat, spellbound for two and a half hours, laughing
every 3 minutes and uttering ‘Wow’ every 5.”
Steven
Masters, Saltus Grammar School, Pembroke, Bermuda
“I am
usually pessimistic about learning anything useful at the workshops required by
our school district. It was a stroke of
luck that I attended Dr. Sax’s session.
What was so rewarding in his presentation was that it helped me to
understand why some things have worked well for me in the classroom while
others have not. I now see the behavior
of my students in a new way.”
Jonathan
Lind,
“Dr. Sax gave a fabulous
presentation to our parents last evening. Awesome. This was the biggest crowd we’ve ever been
able to attract for a speaker, and Dr. Sax graciously stayed well beyond his
contracted time to accommodate all. His
insights, all thoroughly supported by research, were at times mind-blowing, and
his sense of humor just added to a totally enjoyable night.”
Linda D’Orlando, West Windsor –
“I was profoundly impressed by the information
which Dr. Sax shared with us. I also
appreciated his style of presentation:
a logical sequence of ideas supported by compelling evidence.
An excellent
presentation.”
Don Comeau,
“The thing I find so gratifying in listening to Dr. Sax is
that he provides evidence, hard science, to support the points he’s
making. That’s rare in my experience,
when speakers talk about gender.”
David
Lloyd, The
“Extremely interesting . . . challenged many of our basic
assumptions and helped us to think about gender in a new way.”
Joan
Ogilvy Holden, Head of School, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes’ School,
“The teachers found Dr. Sax’s seminar
interesting and thought-provoking. Dr.
Sax’s evening presentation to the parents had an even more profound
impact. His content goes far beyond
gender differences to deep questions about the directions our society is
taking.”
Janet
Sailian, Director of Communications, Branksome Hall,
“I stayed up past midnight talking with my
colleagues about what I heard at Dr. Sax’s presentation earlier that day. His talk was brilliant and inspiring. I confess to feeling a poverty of words in
trying to convey how much I enjoyed hearing Dr. Sax and how much I appreciate
what he is doing for education.”
Gerry
Grossman, Head of School, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest,
Illinois
“Dr. Sax
gave a fabulous presentation at the Niagara Principals’ conference. My colleagues are still all aglow with what
they heard and have purchased more than 200 of his books through a local
provider – I know, because I arranged the sale.
We would very much like to have him back.”
Gary
King, vice principal, Lakeview Public School, Grimsby, Ontario
“Of all the sessions I attended,
Dr. Sax’s was the only one which gave me concrete information I could use in
the classroom.”
Daren
Starnes, Chair, Department of Mathematics,
“Everybody at Merchiston
commented favorably on Dr. Sax’s sessions yesterday. He is impressive and knowledgeable across so many
fields. Every assertion was backed up
with evidence. We would love to have him
back at Merchiston for seven to ten days.
I learned a huge amount and so did everybody else.”
Andrew Hunter, Headmaster,
Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, Scotland
“Dr. Sax is a godsend.
His work has given us insight on organizational design, staff and
teachers’ instructional development, and ways to transform our students and
curriculum.”
Roynell Young,
founder and CEO, Pro-Vision Charter School, Houston, Texas
Comments about Dr. Sax’s books Why Gender Matters,
Boys Adrift, and Girls on the
Edge
Why Gender Matters “. . . is a lucid guide to male and female brain differences.”
New York Times
Boys Adrift “. . . is powerfully and
persuasively presented. . . Excellent and informative references and information
are provided.”
Journal of the American Medical
Association
Girls on the Edge: “This is essential reading for parents and teachers, and one of the most thought-provoking books on teen development available.”
Library Journal
Girls on the
Edge: “The best book about the current state of girls and young
women in
The
“Until recently, there have
been two groups of people: those who argue sex differences are innate and
should be embraced and those who insist that they are learned and should be
eliminated. Sax is one of the few in the middle -- convinced that boys and
girls are innately different and that we must change the environment so
differences don't become limitations."
TIME Magazine
And finally, this e-mail from a student:
Dear Dr. Sax,
I am an eighth grade student at the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School. I am writing to you in regard to the seminar you held on September 8th at our school.
First of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to visit our school and speak to us, as well as our parents, about gender differences and why they are so important. I thought your presentation was very enlightening and I thought you touched on some extremely interesting and important topics.
One of the things I found most fascinating was how I could personally relate to the things you said. For instance, my father and I often have disagreements over colors. What he says is purple I say is maroon. What he calls dark green is clearly emerald. I found it incredibly interesting that there was actually an experiment conducted that give evidence of girls and boys making different observations of the colors.
Secondly, Dr. Sax, I would like to commend you for speaking globally about the importance of understanding and respecting differences in gender. I think this is one of the most important issues in both education and culture. I think it is wonderful that individuals such as yourself devote so much time to speaking about these issues.
Sincerely,
Natalie S.