Imagine a student sitting in a coed classroom where the opposite gender is a source of distraction. The teaching style isn’t tailored to fit his or her needs, which prevents the student’s academic performance from being at it’s best. Studies show that single-sex schools and classrooms benefit both male and female students by helping both sexes to attain higher levels of achievement.
Single-sex education has long been provided in educational and extracurricular institutions, such as religious, private, and preparatory schools in a diverse range of situations, including individual classes, programs after school, required programs, voluntary programs, and programs to remedy gender inequities and encourage cultural pride (Cable and Spradlin 1). …show more content…
Students are very concerned with looks and reputation in coeducational environments. A single-sex education provides a more academic focus. Sax claims that in coed schools “there is a good deal of gawking, speculating, and general preoccupation with those of the opposite sex . . .” (Cable and Spradlin 5).
In single-sex environments, students no longer try to impress the opposite sex.
Single-sex schools allow for more concentration on academics. Without the need to be confronted on a daily basis with male-female socialization issues, students can pursue their studies, classroom discussions, and school activities.
Another advantage of single-sex education is that the teaching style can be customized to fit the needs of each group of students.
According to a study at Virginia Tech, the brains of boys and girls develop differently. Electrophysiological imaging of the brain was used to examine brain development in 224 girls and 284 boys, ranging from two months to 16 years of age. Results showed that areas in the brain involved in language and fine motor skills developed four years earlier in girls than in boys, and areas in the brain involved in geometry and spatial reasoning mature four years earlier in boys than in girls (Cable and Spradlin …show more content…
Educators and students say that single-sex classrooms break down gender stereotyping, allowing kids to be what they want to be (Southerst).
For example, a study endorsed by the National Association for Single-Sex Public Education (NASSPE) found that girls who graduate from girls’ high schools are six times more likely to major in a math or science field than girls from coed schools. Similarly, boys are more likely to pursue interests in art, music, drama, and foreign language (Cable and Spradlin 5).
“Separating the sexes for purposes of custom-designing an educational atmosphere to fit the developmental schedules and characteristics of each of the sexes, is based not on stereotypical ideas about the proper roles of men and women in society, but rather on the fact that males and females are different, biologically, psychologically, and developmentally” (Hughes 13).
Single-sex education does not enforce gender stereotypes, rather it helps students and provides a more comfortable environment.
Closing
Now imagine a student sitting in a single-sex classroom that is free from other-sex distractions. The teaching style suits the individual needs of each sex and the student’s academic performance is at it’s
Single-sex education has long been provided in educational and extracurricular institutions, such as religious, private, and preparatory schools in a diverse range of situations, including individual classes, programs after school, required programs, voluntary programs, and programs to remedy gender inequities and encourage cultural pride (Cable and Spradlin 1). …show more content…
Students are very concerned with looks and reputation in coeducational environments. A single-sex education provides a more academic focus. Sax claims that in coed schools “there is a good deal of gawking, speculating, and general preoccupation with those of the opposite sex . . .” (Cable and Spradlin 5).
In single-sex environments, students no longer try to impress the opposite sex.
Single-sex schools allow for more concentration on academics. Without the need to be confronted on a daily basis with male-female socialization issues, students can pursue their studies, classroom discussions, and school activities.
Another advantage of single-sex education is that the teaching style can be customized to fit the needs of each group of students.
According to a study at Virginia Tech, the brains of boys and girls develop differently. Electrophysiological imaging of the brain was used to examine brain development in 224 girls and 284 boys, ranging from two months to 16 years of age. Results showed that areas in the brain involved in language and fine motor skills developed four years earlier in girls than in boys, and areas in the brain involved in geometry and spatial reasoning mature four years earlier in boys than in girls (Cable and Spradlin …show more content…
Educators and students say that single-sex classrooms break down gender stereotyping, allowing kids to be what they want to be (Southerst).
For example, a study endorsed by the National Association for Single-Sex Public Education (NASSPE) found that girls who graduate from girls’ high schools are six times more likely to major in a math or science field than girls from coed schools. Similarly, boys are more likely to pursue interests in art, music, drama, and foreign language (Cable and Spradlin 5).
“Separating the sexes for purposes of custom-designing an educational atmosphere to fit the developmental schedules and characteristics of each of the sexes, is based not on stereotypical ideas about the proper roles of men and women in society, but rather on the fact that males and females are different, biologically, psychologically, and developmentally” (Hughes 13).
Single-sex education does not enforce gender stereotypes, rather it helps students and provides a more comfortable environment.
Closing
Now imagine a student sitting in a single-sex classroom that is free from other-sex distractions. The teaching style suits the individual needs of each sex and the student’s academic performance is at it’s