Pros And Cons Of Single-Sex Schools

Being at school should not be about getting whomever to notice you, it should be about getting the best education possible. Mixed-sex schools become an issue because of the different genders distracting each other and taking away the concentration on learning. Boys also tend to pick on girls when they like them or just for fun, which causes the girls to focus on what the boy said or did to her. The girls will most likely end of getting better grades and then getting into better or more prestigious colleges. On the other hand, some people believe that not having males in the learning environment can be an issue.

As Ra’ana Malik points out, “…boys are more likely to pursue their actual interest in the single sex schools, rather than being pressured by stereotypes to pursue ‘traditional’ boy’s courses in the coeducational schools” (150). The pressure to choose atypical courses is lessened in a single-sex school, letting students take a course appealing to them. However, in single-sex schools, it has been argued that girls and boys will perceive their skills to be higher in the gender-stereotyped subjects. The perceptions change and, “girls…. [are] less likely to see themselves as ‘below

INTRODUCTION Many parents and educators are led to believe that single-sex education can eliminate the distractions for students in the classroom. There is evidence that suggests that there are significant gains for children who attend single-sex schools, especially girls, and that these schools encourage the students to flourish. However, there is an ongoing debate about the impact that single-sex schools have on both the academic achievement and social skills, and there are studies that suggest with an increase in gender stereotyping comes problematic behaviors. (Van Thompson, Demand Media) Coeducation is seen as improving educational efficiency (Woody, 1929) and encouraging a positive social relationship between boys and girls. However, some studies, such as that by Coleman (1961), indicated that coeducation had a negative effect on girls’ academic achievement due to the peer pressure to prioritise relations with the opposite sex rather than schoolwork.

And without girls in the classroom, boys are less distracted from the academic works, and make higher grades in the single sex environment. On a Washington Parent post, an argument supporting single sex education states, “Single-sex education encourages children to take risks in expressing themselves as they learn without the fear of embarrassing themselves in front of the opposite sex.” Being exposed to the opposite sex can be quite uncomfortable and even humiliating for some students, especially if there is the chance that your child could turn out to be

However, girls in the sex-mixed class receive less attention from teachers than boys, which may lead to gender bias. More precisely, boys always have disciplinary issues, such as interruption; teachers have to pay more attention to boys’ behaviors in order to proceed the lecture more smoothly. Girls may feel less important and supportive in male-dominated classes; boys may think that males are smarter and far superior than females. Single-sex schools can address both girls’ and boys’ issues of gender stereotypes directly and accordingly. Male students may be freer to engage in some activities they have not considered before in mixed schools.

Traditionally boys and girls were taught separately in physical education classes in the past. This gave males an advantage because they were better taught and had access to better equipment than females did (Siedentop 286). When title IX was passed, co-ed physical education classes became mandatory to give both males and females the same opportunities in physical education clas... ... middle of paper ... ...-ed and same sex physical education classes both have positive and negative effects on students. Co-ed classes give students the equal opportunity to learn the same skills as the opposite sex but also cause conflict. Girls are less likely to participate and give a 100 percent effort if boys are involved in the same game.

Single sex education might also lead students to be less embarrassed about potentially gender oriented decisions, females might be keener to study Mathematics, for example, or males be keener to study art. Students may be more inclined to experience relationships with the opposite gender earlier if they are studying alongside them. There are different opinions concerning this issue. There is some research that reports that girls do better in single sex schools, while boys perform better academically in mixed schools, as they are encouraged not to

When it comes to females in a single sex school their learning experiences and outcomes may be different of that from males. There are many statistics suggesting that all boy or girl schools are more beneficial to the students, as opposed to a tradition co-ed school. But many other statics may say otherwise. One reason people might say all male or female schools are better is because there is no distraction from the opposite sex, or no pressure of maintaining an expectable appearance or look to the male/female eye and because this is one less big distraction the student will be more focused then they would be at an integrated school. A disadvantage is that in the future of the student’s life when they have to go into the real world, they may be at a lost as to how to socially interact with the opposite sex.

Girls and boys learn differently, their brains do not function the same way which means they need to have different learning strategies. Most research on Single-sex education have just advantages for girls. The advantages for girls are that they are more encouraged to take what they call “boy subjects” like science, math, and autos. Girls are usually uncomfortable to take the “boys subjects” because they do not want to be teased for being a “genius” or “nerdy”. As it says in the source of single-sex classes and Equal opportunities for girls and boys: perspective through time from mixed comprehensive schools in England... ... middle of paper ... ...he teachers have activities to make the boys more involved and have less chances to misbehave.

Benefits of Co-ed Schools The topic of effectiveness between single-sex schools and co-ed schools has been an on- going debate throughout the years. Single-sex schools are schools divided by gender rather than being mixed. They are growing more popular as learning is easier without the distraction of the opposite gender which may also result to higher grades and standardized test scores. But there are also negative effects to this style of learning. For one, single gender classes can increase gender stereotype and segregation, along with decreasing student diversity.