Single Sex Schools
(All girls schools have been gaining popularity in recent years because of the belief that girls learn better when they aren’t competing with or intimidated by boys, who statistically get more attention in the classroom. Do you think single sex schools are a good idea? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.)
The concept of single sex schools to some student’s sounds like something they will never want to experience. For others they think that it will be better because there will not be any distractions between the male and female sexes. The truth is that there are advantages and disadvantages to single sex schools.
Some of the advantages of single sex schools are that children learn and perform better in their education. They perform significantly higher on standardized tests when both sexes are attending different schools. At an all girl school, teachers used the latest techniques to keep up with the female learning style. The teachers did this because studies have shown that boys and girls need different ways of learning because they’re brains function differently. Without boys in the classroom girls become more confident and participate in class discussions. Being more confident and being able to comprehend the concept more clearly allows them to perform well on exams. Girls in single sex schools also take on the roles of leadership whether it’s in sports or academically.
Some disadvantages are student diversity at single sex schools. It can also provide students difficulty at single sex schools to adjust to a co-ed environment after attending a single sex school. The real world does not only come with one sex and for these students who attend single sex school will become a problem to adjust to this world.
I believe that students should be able to choose where they want to attend school. A single sex school or co-ed school should not base the academics of the students. A student will perform academically based on themselves and not what school they are attending. Like I previously said there are advantages and disadvantages to this type of schools system, but students are all different and in most cases have a different experience on the school they are placed. I do not think single sex schools are a better option over co-ed schools both school systems offer different things and the decision should be on the student.
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