Did you attend a boys/girls school?
Are your children enrolled in single-sex schools?
Do you think they are legal?
2006-07-12 03:03:58 · 14 answers · asked by atias_kd 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
As someone who's been through it, I must say I hated it immensely. My school was a weird school (it was in a Muslim country so that might explain why)...both boys and girls went to the same school but after grade 3 they separated us and put the boys on one side and the girls on the other with a locked gate in between. The only times we ever saw the boys in school was in the buses going home and even then the boys would all sit at the back while the girls in the front. I thought it was a most ridiculous situation. The world is full of both sexes and school is one of the primary places you learn to get along with people and learn about them. Fortunately I was pulled out of that school and put into a co-ed school for high school (in another country) and that's where I had to learn not to be so shy around boys (which was quite difficult and I'm still struggling)...but I had much more fun at the co-ed school and no, it didn't affect my studies. Besides, an education is more than just learning the subjects taught by teachers, it is also learning to interact and live in society regardless of the profession or status you acquire through your studies. I was finally able to learn what it's like to be a PERSON in the real world and get to know all kinds of people. I believe one of the main reasons that they had this stupid arrangement in my school is because they were afraid of kids "hooking up"...what I say is that by shielding kids from interacting with each other you are affecting their development. besides if kids are going to hook up, they will hook up regardless of the stupid rules.
Yes single sex ed is legal, although from the perspective of someone who's been through it, I think it shouldn't be. You can still focus on your education whether members of the other sex are present...I mean how would you work in the real world if this wasn't possible? Unless you're from a traditional family who think that the opposite sex is the devil, co-ed schools really aren't that big a problem. And I am from a traditional family and STILL hated single-sex ed!
2006-07-12 03:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Din 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they are legal. I did not attend single-sex schools, though my children might.
At certain ages, (typically middle school), it is less distracting to the educational process to separate the boys and girls. Girls shcools often let girls have a broader range of experiences than mixed schools, because girls do everything.
2006-07-12 10:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by IWasWondering 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like just a bunch of conservative junk again. What are we talking about here?! Single sex schools??? Good god man, what is wrong with boys and girls being in the same school? Thats life man, the human interaction going on in school is just as important as what is learned in the school books.
2006-07-12 10:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any sex education is better than none. I think very early sex ed classes should be single sex. Then in a few years advance to co-ed, I also think the co-ed classes should be held on at least a weekly basis so that boys and girls become comfortable with discussing sexual issues in front of one another. It would take some of the mystery out of the natural processes of maturing. It might also help them understand safe sex, std's, and pit falls of precocious experimentation.
Unfortunately, as long as we have the "Moral Majority" and suck up politicians, kids are will have to make their choices based on street talk and porn so readily available in our country
2006-07-12 10:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I went to an all boys grammar school for six years, and then to an FHE mixed-sex college for two years. From an educational point of view, I don't think there's a lot of difference. But I think mixed-sex schools help to encourage better people skills.
2006-07-12 10:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by Burnsie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that there is good logic behind this. If studies prove that girls and boys learn better being seperated then go for it. The education in America needs to get better.
2006-07-12 10:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by callalobo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be benificial seeing as boys and girls learn differently when certain teaching methods are used. But I don't think schools should be seperated, only certain classes. It is still important for boys and girls to learn to interact at young ages.
2006-07-12 10:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by Fluxican 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i went to public school
i think an all girls school or an all boys school is wrong. the world isnt gunna be like that, so why should we allow them to get used to it?
the only reasons i would send my kids to those kinds of schools is if they would be taught way way way better than public school (like if the public school was terrible). and if the public school was dangerous. but if my kids didnt want to i woudlnt make them.
i think public school is good, it teaches you how to take care of your self, and also it will be more fun
2006-07-12 10:25:21 · answer #8 · answered by um yea hi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
No.
Maybe.
The people (Board of Education) think that if the children are seperated they will learn much more than when they are together...I think it would just ruin one's social status.
2006-07-12 10:09:32 · answer #9 · answered by cookoo bird 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be a huge mistake. You would seriously retard your kid's confidence around the opposite sex. It's just not natural. Most likely they will grow up desiring opposite sex companionship more that what they'd normally feel because you made it forbidden.
2006-07-12 10:08:00 · answer #10 · answered by DiRTy D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋