Gender Equality In Single Sex Schools

After examining the article I found many key points in each sides argument that I agreed as well as disagreed with. For one, I agreed with the critics viewpoint that nothing is "separate but equal." By creating two different schools for female and male students the schools are creating a model that can easily become unequal. When looking at history, many example arise such as the separate schools for whites and blacks to past schools for women and men. None of the schools were equal to the schools to available to male students. To me, to revert to old systems that were failing students and reinforcing gender stereotypes would be a step back for the push towards gender equality. I also agreed with the other sides point that female as well as

This article really brings up the issue of the different learning styles that boys and girls have and how this affects how they learn from girls learning better in group setting and boys by being physically active. In addition this information made me aware of the "boys crisis" that present in many schools. By knowing that boys are more likely to drop out of school and have a harder time with reading and writing I will be able to focus on that more with my male students and will make me aware of the issues affecting them. Lastly, it presented me with more information about single sex classrooms. This makes me grow because if I ever end up in a school that uses single-sex classrooms I will be prepared to teach in that

First, I can use different activities that target each genders learning styles to promote equal learning. This would mean one day having a group activity because most girls learn better in group settings. For any subject I teach I could create group projects or an in class activity where my students work with the people around them. Then, another day I could create an activity that requires my students to get up and move around the classroom since boys usually learn better by being active. Another idea I had is to promote a community centered classroom environment. The article discussed this for single-sex classrooms but I could create this in a coed classroom as well. I could do this by creating an environment that allows students to freely express their ideas on the subjects and that encourages all students to get involved in class discussions. Creating single-sex classrooms might prove difficult in the school I am teaching at and creating activities that promote single-sex interaction might not be possible so the techniques I described early might be the only