Do single sex schools provide superior education for our children?

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  • Single-sex schools provide superior education, because the distractions of the opposite sex are absent.

    Especially in young adulthood, interactions between the sexes involve a great deal of attention. To remove this distraction from school hours is to enable students to focus more easily on their studies.

    Yes ZippyHank

  • Single sex schools provide superior education because they by definition eliminate many of the distractions that interfere with learning.

    So much of the misbehavior in schools could be done away with by having single sex schools. The need to attract the opposite sex causes much distraction and is at the root of many classroom antics as well as physical and verbal fighting. Where the need for impressing the opposite sex has been removed, there is much more opportunity for students to concentrate on actual learning. Education can therefore be more of the focus.

    Yes OnfBIeak

  • Yes, because there is less pressure of attracting the opposite sex.

    When students spend time on how to best attract someone of the opposite sex, their concentration drifts away from their studies. Research has shown that single-sex private schools fare better than co-educational private schools on nationwide test scores on average. In addition, there is less pressure and bad influence on having sex too young.

    Yes FeIBuddy

  • I disagree because they do not mimic the real world where both sexes interact.

    Single sex education does not mimic real world situations where individuals will be working with both genders. Students are also unable to learn the social skills of interacting with or working in teams with the other gender. I think, while the intentions of taking out the relationship/dating aspect in school might seem beneficial, it really just stunts students' growth in the real world.

    Yes NatAut

  • I do support having children attend same sex schools.

    Same sex school options should be more readily available to parents when deciding where to send their children to school. I believe that school age children tend to focus less on their studies if they are distracted by students of the opposite sex. Adolescents are going through puberty and have raging hormones. This could lead to decreased study time and increased socializing.

    Yes IoweAim

  • I think that single sex schools are better for our children because they often have less distractions.

    I think that single sex schools are better for our children because there aren't as many distractions when our children don't have to worry about impressing the opposite sex. Our children can get better grades when paying attention to the teacher and not the opposite sex. Our children have plenty of time in their lives to form man-women relationships and should use school time to learn.

    Yes ShortKeen

  • For preteens and teens, same sex is better.

    Single sex schools eliminate the opposite gender attraction that interferes with the education of each gender. It reduces the competition of both boys and girls to dress sexier and more revealing. It reduces the number of stunts pulled at school to impress the opposite gender. It does not reduce all gossip and bad behavior, but it reduces interruptions in the class room from passing notes, sending love text messages, and modern boy chasing girl antics.

    Yes Pir4And

  • Co-educational schools promote distracting social lives over learning; single-sex schools eliminate that problem.

    In a co-educational environment, schoolchildren will certainly be preoccupied with their social lives more than in a single-sex school. The number of distractions at school is multiplied many fold when the opposite sex is involved - nearly each and every boy is concentrating on impressing a girl, and vice versa. Certainly the social distractions in a single-sex school are not non-existent, but they are significantly fewer than in a co-educational school. Single-sex schools eliminate distractions, allowing students to focus more of their attention on their education.

    Yes A Bass

  • I support single-sex schools as they allow children to be instructed using methods proven to work best for their gender.

    Research in education has shown that the needs of male and female students are different. Children may be best suited by a school that instructs based on the needs of their gender. However, entrance in a single-sex school should be optional equality should be a priority.

    Yes EmmeAnguris
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  • Single sex schools do not provide superior education because they do not teach proper societal behavior.

    In a single sex school, a child may only be exposed to children of their own gender. In a normal school, children may be exposed to both genders. In the real world, people don't go to jobs only held by men or women. There are multiple genders involved, so this should be a parallel in schools.

    No TigerAmb

  • No, I do not think single-sex schools provide superior education, because it lacks a lot of social education that public schools provide.

    Single-sex schools might have children more focused on material and dealing with less distractions. However, I think that a huge part of education is social education, and the social skills that come with experiencing a variety of colors, cultures and sexes. This is really a double-edged question, because on one hand, yes, theoretically, the book smarts will be better. But, on the other hand, no, the social smarts will be lacking.

    No RavidbardeI

  • I do not believe single-sex schools provide a superior education over co-ed schools, because children miss out on life experiences.

    School is not only an institution to teach academic subjects, like reading and math, but it is also a social playground to experiment and learn about who you are. While separating students by sex may cause an increase in academic success, it will result in a huge gap in their social skills.

    No SelectiveAlonso92

  • Single Sex schools do not provide better or worse education than ones that are co-ed.

    It is up to the individual whether they are male or female to excel in school and be concerned about their future. Whether they are in an all girl's or boy's school is not going to make a difference. Even going to a public school with both male and female students will not hinder their education process.

    No SusanS

  • Single sex schools do not provide superior education for our children because there is equal opportunity between mixed and single.

    As far as the education is concerned, there really is no difference as to the level of education between single sex schools and mixed sex schools. The children have an equal opportunity in both and it all just depends on the types of teachers they hire and how much the parents help their children out with understanding their school work.

    No eyeslikethat

  • Single sex schools do not allow children to understand how the other sex functions.

    In such settings, the formation of male-female friendships is prohibited. Children are not exposed to the experiences and insights the other sex can offer. Single sex schools also limit what classes they offer, i.e. home economics will not be taught in an all boys school and woodshop will not be offered at an all girls school. This would deprive the individual student from selecting courses that interest him or her.

    No TownWett

  • No, each child is unique and teaching by sex only enforces stereotypes.

    Single sex schools allow for stereotyping to be left unchecked by the opposite sex. If a child never had a father, went to an all girls school, and had only female teachers, how would she ever know anything about males? She would only know what she has heard, which is most likely to be stereotypes.

    No StormGra

  • Single-sex schools do not provide superior educations for our children.

    It is not the fact that single-sex schools provide superior education to our children. It is the fact that there are not as many distractions for our children to learn. When it comes to the differences between boys and girls, especially in high school, there is always going to be a distraction factor. The boys will be thinking about the girls and the girls will be thinking about the boys. When instead, they should be thinking about the science project. It is just human nature for co-ed schools to have more distractions then single-sex schools. This does not mean that single-sex schools educate better but it does mean that the children are liable to get a better education.

    No w00tboycomic

  • No single sex schools do not provide a superior education for our children, and instead takes away experiences that the kids could be having with both genders present.

    I believe that single sex schools do not provide a superior education because with 2 genders present in a school, there could be different ideas and opinions on certain things then if there was only 1 gender. The kids need to get introduced to the opposite sex so they know how to communicate with the opposite gender so they do not feel shy and left out once they are working outside in the real world.

    No N34rIyGaIv
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