Single Sex Classrooms

The Hidden Issues behind Single-Sex Classrooms Growing up and going to school in a small Catholic parish, there was a lot I experienced that plenty of others have never had to do before. For example, during summer, all females were expected to wear a skirt with dress shoes. Females also were not supposed to have their hair cut any shorter than below the ear. That was only a small snippet of it all. Young girls in class would always play with their Barbie dolls or talk about the newest episode of Lizzie McGuire while the few young girls who help no interest and were into “boy stuff” were shunned and often alone. In the end, it is nothing more than the cruel nature of other girls. If that was already not enough for a six year old, in a private school, a young female was expected to act “like a female. Always being prim and proper, along with always being scolded and told to act “lady-like”. This was in a co-ed school. With that in mind, it leads to a very alarming treatment of men and females if they are told to be around only the same sex. Single-sex classrooms could be very beneficial, however, there is still the risks and impacts it would have on other students depending on age and other variations. …show more content…
“Little girls are not made from sugar and spice. They are made from the same stuff as boys, and that’s what schools should teach” (“Single-Sex Schools Teach Wrong Lessons to Kids”). I believe this to be the most shocking idea that schools need to teach that boys and girls should not be stereotyped, especially at such a young age. These are the ideals that stick with children as they grow up and causes many to believe they do not have the capabilities that the other gender does. Every person has the same capabilities as others as long as they want to pursue