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The main argument in favor of single-gender schools is that they allow students to learn without the distraction of the opposite sex. This is thought to be especially advantageous for girls, who score lower in subjects such as science and math and who could be intimidated by the presence of males while learning these subjects. Those in favor of co-ed schools believe that the academic interaction between genders gives students a better sense of reality. Again, this argument is largely raised in reference to female students. Co-ed school proponents say that girls in single-gender schools who do well, particularly in male-dominated subjects, might be lulled into a false sense of achievement because they have not experienced the competition with males in mixed-gender environments. There has not been enough research on single-gender schools to conclusively gauge their superiority or inferiority to co-ed schools, largely because single-gender schools are still a relatively new phenomenon. Many involved with the debate believe that only experimentation with single-gender schools through time will show in which environment students best thrive.On One Hand: Single-Gender Schools Provide Fewer Distractions
On the Other: Co-Ed Schools Provide a Better Sense of Reality
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by Czar_K on February 4th, 2011
I attended a boys only primary school and middle school, then got to a co-ed high school, because my parents moved to another town. It took me years to adjust to relaxed boy-girl relations, daring too much at first, then daring nearly nothing after a few girls expressed their boundaries all too clearly. It fucked me up for 5 years.
Damn my parents for putting me ever in that boys only school!
Girls coming over from girls only high schools had the same experience, many getting knocked up in the freshman year at college. It was legendary.
Boys and girls should learn to live together from age zero.
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