Some people say that girls achieve more academically in a single sex school and that discipline etc is better. Other people say that a mixed school is more natural. Any thoughts?
2007-03-21 12:25:56 · 11 answers · asked by superscorer2003 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I don't know the answer, but I will say that my 3 oldest daughters went to single-sex high schools.
The first one went to college, was very selective about boyfriends and it didn't seem to matter that she came from an all-girls high school.
The second one was more influenced by her surroundings, she went to a "party" state college ... and partied. She was somewhat boy-crazy for a while.
The third one didn't get boy-crazy, but she also went to an all-girls college. After a year, she was worried that "I don't know how to talk to boys" and transferred to the state university where her boy-crazy sister was. She lived with the boy-crazy sistr for a while, and that solved the problem. She got involved in ultimate frisbee and traveled to other schools to play them, and got a lot more comfortable around boys. Still, she returned to her all-girl's college last month because her GPA really suffered while she was partying, and she has decided to get serious about her studies. Still, it was a good experience for her to take that year at a state co-ed school and get around guys and learn to interact with them.
The ideal person to answer this question is someone who has been in both a coed high school for a year or two and then an all-girls high school.
As you can see from my daughter's experience, though, you can learn to interact quite comfortably with boys at the college level after coming from a single-sex high school. So pick whichever school you want from the standpoint of the better academics and college preparation, because doing well in college is going to attract the "best" college men to you.
2007-03-21 12:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion it's better when girls are in mixed school. They have a contact with boys , the talk with them, have fun or fall in love.. That's make them more natural and easy-going. If girl join to mixed school she could be better and more terrific wife in her life ;););)
2007-03-21 19:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by Marzena W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a mixed school and get used to the opposite sex.
2007-03-21 19:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jenny G 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A single sex school is more likely to be put under hostage by a convict looking for a hideout than a mixed school.
Just wanted to pass that by you.
2007-03-21 20:42:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The girls I know that went to a single sex school all ended up man obsessed and some ended up pregnant in their teens.
I would definitely say go to a mixed school.
Boys aren't a big deal. In fact you will discover much quicker about how stupid they are both academically and socially!!
2007-03-21 19:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
i would'nt like to send my kids to an all sex school,i think should mix with both boys and girls defo more natural
2007-03-21 19:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by easty90210 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a mixed school will get her used to the real world. do it now than later.
2007-03-21 19:39:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pros and Cons for both, but in the real world where will she find a single sex job ?
2007-03-21 19:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by kmart 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
getting used to the opposite sex is great, but it can be a distraction, I'd have to see the statistics on exam results!!
2007-03-21 19:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by davpal1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Single sex school. Preferably a convent school.
2007-03-21 19:34:45 · answer #10 · answered by b97st 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋