The Importance Of Single-Sex Education

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An equal education is expected of every American. Single-sex education became popular in the nineteenth century due to the diverse backgrounds of people. Schools were separated by religion, race, and gender. However, today, regulations and mindsets have, since then, changed. Primary and secondary education is given to Americans without the judgment of gender or race. The education system should not switch from coed education to single-sex education because single-sex education does not develop important social skills for kids to flourish, it creates teaching generalizations on the students, and it should not fit in today’s evolving society. Single-sex schools stemmed from the physical differences between people. In earlier centuries, only …show more content…

Children, in America, start preschool at the age of three to four, they are starting to absorb knowledge. Primary and secondary schools prepare students for their best future and social life. Diane F. Halpern, an American psychologist states, “School is preparation for adult life.. How can boys and girls learn how to interact as equals in the workplace if they have no experience as equals in school?” (Novotney, 2011). Coed schools prepare students to work with the opposite gender in the real world. It allows for the development of social and work skills between the two. In hospitals or businesses, females and males work together to cure a disease or solve an economic crisis. There are no gender separation in the workforce. So, there should not be a start of gender segregation in the crucial years of learning. A “research on peer relations indicates that children who interact mostly with same-gender peers develop increasingly narrow skill sets and interests” (Strauss, 2012). Students should be in an environment to learn about other interests and skills. Coed schools expose young girls and boys into sports, drama, and music. The electives help the students to work together disregarding gender. They are able to take in other opinions and ideas during the classroom and extracurricular activity which will help them in the future with group work …show more content…

“Some parents don’t want their children to be in mixed-gender classrooms because, especially at certain ages, students of the opposite sex can be a distraction” (Stanberry, 2017). At a specific age, girls and boys start to take in interest in each other. This causes commotion and drama in the classroom. They are able to work better if the “cute boy” is no longer sitting by them. If schools remove this factor, students will improve their test scores and grade point

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