One of my bad habits is reading too many books at the same time and never finishing any one. Does anyone else have this problem? I’m happy to say that I finished reading Leonard Sax’s book Why Gender Matters in several days.

My reason for reading this book is that I have a boy who is “100% boy” (or “300% boy” as a friend told me) and I want to acquire more information so as to better teach and serve him. Dr. Sax is a physician and a psychologist who is a proponent for single-sex education, i.e. all-girls or all-boys schools. In this book he presents many scientific research to support the fact that there are genetic and biological differences between boys and girls. He argues that these differences are not an invention of the cultural biases as many psychologists and sociologists like to believe. Thus, he offers ideas and suggestions in how to educate, discipline, and interact with both sexes.

I really enjoyed reading the first half of the book as it deals with many scientific findings in regards to how boys and girls’ brains differ. On the other hand, the second half of the book was questionable when he discussed sex, drugs, discipline, and homosexuality. In other words, I began to disagree with his various conclusions and suggestions. I also realized that my Biblical convictions on these subjects were not consistent with his findings. I especially found it difficult to think about such matters in the God-less context in which they are presented.� Nevertheless, this book was still fascinating to read.

I want to go into greater detail about some of the highlights of the book. But I don’t want this post to be too long, so I will leave you all eagerly waiting for part two…