The Pros And Cons Of Single Sex Schools

Males and females are completely different, excluding the known fact that they have different genetic makeups and reproductive systems. In a classroom with 30 students, it is commonly a 50/50 ratio of males to females, however the participation, praise, and critical thinking does not follow the ratio. In a three year study observing over a 100 elementary school classrooms in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, and the District of Columbia; on average boys will raise their hands eight times as often as a girl, receive far more constructive criticism, and be given the chance to individually solve a situation or problem without any assistance. This is why the formation of single sex schools was needed to terminate these unfair factors and give both genders respectively, a chance to grow at their own pace with no undue pressure. Due to this fact, single sex schools were put into effect before the 19th century, but did not catch the public’s eye at first, but recently, educators have implemented this system in their respective states and its yielded great results. Test scores, behavior, opinions, and …show more content…
The benefits outweigh the downfalls of single sex education, such as breaking down gender stereotypes, successful minority groups, better academic performance, higher participation in class, and removal of distractions/ or obstacles impeding the students from progressing. In a coeducation classroom, the females feel oppressed by their opposite sex pertaining to answering questions or finding a solution to problem in “male dominated subjects such as math and science” (Stanberry).Boys and girls, each in their own way, blossom in an environment free from the inhibiting factor contributed by the presence of the opposite