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Tahir Qureshi (20 Jun 2017) Should there be separate schools for boys and girls. Retrieved
on 11 December 2020 from https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/should-there-be-separate-
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%20be,broader%20and%20wide%2Dranging%20outlook.

Should there be separate schools for boys and girls

Co-education has its advantages as well as disadvantages. It is in the interest of the

students that they get the kind of environment at school that is most suitable for them
as it will help them to develop to the fullest whether it is co-education or independent.

By TAHIR QURESHI
JUN 20, 2017 17:49 IST
  
Till a few years back there were more schools that would enrol only either boys or girls. Co-
educational schools were few and that too in the private and public sectors. Government
schools were only for a single gender. 

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Now, with the passage of time, there have been demands that the system of co- education
should be widely accepted.

No, there should not be separate schools for boys and girls: In a co-education school
boys and girls study together from a very young age and it helps both in understanding the
other gender and person with a broader and wide-ranging outlook.   
Co-education immensely helps to eliminate the conservative approach by removing inhibition
from the minds of young girls and boys and makes them more perceptive and confident.
Thus, boys and girls mingle freely and create healthy relation. When both will study together
they will develop respect for each other from an early age.

Our society is heavily tilted in favour of the male child, but with the help of co-education boys
will learn to start treating girls at par and there will be gender equality starting from the
school itself. This will create a balance in the mindset of people at large and benefit the
country. Being in the same school will mean that both will receive equal education as the
curriculum would be the same.
Co-education will prepare boys and girls for the future as one day they will be stepping out in
the society and interacting and working together.

Yes, there should be separate schools for boys and girls: When boys and girls will study
together then there are very strong chances that they will indulge in playful and mischievous
behaviour instead of studying.  
Moreover, youngsters are going through many physical and psychological changes and
there is every possibility that they will develop crush or infatuation. These kinds of
developments will distract them from studies and disturb their development process.

If we delve further, physical attraction might lead to unwanted situations, such as indulging in
sex. It is a very delicate and risky situation for students as well as the school and parents. If
there is an emotional or romantic connection then the students will get either sad or
heartbroken due to rejection leading to further problems.

Students come from different families and backgrounds and chances of them being different
and poles apart are very high. If there is some argument or even a discussion on any topic it
might be interpreted differently by different people, more so by boys and girls. Such
disagreements might take shape of ugly quarrels and the concept of gender equality will take
a beating.

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MC Wong (10 September 2019) Should boys and girls be in separate classes? Retrieved on
11 December 2020 from https://mcwong.medium.com/should-boys-and-girls-be-in-separate-
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Should boys and girls be in separate classes?

MC Wong

Sep 10, 2019·2 min read

When boys and girls are not in the same class together, it upsets the balance of the class. A
class is a presentation of mini society. As a society is a mixture of both boys and girls, the
natural thing to do is not to separate.

If they were not separated in class, there will be more interactions between them ,therefore
better teamwork in the future. Mutual respects will also be nurtured somewhat.
Communication will be a certain problem between boys and girls who are separated in
classes.

Single-gender education has been practiced in many catholic schools throughout Sarawak. I,

too, was in St. Elizabeth girls’ school growing up. I have always felt that boys are harder for
me to talk to apart from the men in my family. In the presence of boys, some of my girlfriends
are awkward and uncomfortable. Many of these are the result of the lack of interaction
between boys and girls who are separated in classes.

By separating, boys also cannot develop normally without the presence of girls around them.
Girls too, cannot develop proper ways to communicate with boys. It is natural to be attracted
to the opposite gender. This should not be something that we purposely discourage.

By not separating, it promotes friendships among boys and girls. In the world today, we
wanted more female presentations in every levels of work. The purpose why they should not
be separated is to improve the opportunities to mix together and educational experiences of
both boys and girls.

So, the answer to your question is a NO.

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John Monteiro (13 July 2018) Why boys and girls should be put in separate classes.
Retrieved on 11 December 2020 from https://www.edexlive.com/opinion/2018/jul/13/should-
boys-and-girls-have-separate-classes-3409.html

Why boys and girls should be put in separate classes

When both genders learn together, they are subconsciously trying to impress each other,
thus leading to them being distracted

John Monteiro
Edex Live

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In my web scanning, one of the sites that has intruded and stayed on with me is BabaMail
(21/6/18) and the following is excerpted from this site.
It is no secret that boys and girls play different games and think differently from each
other from kindergarten, yet both need similar things out of school. However, when boys
and girls are put together in one class, the differences between them become very
obvious — the boys are interested in one thing, while the girls are interested in another. 
So, what can be done to maintain full concentration in class? An experiment on the
subject in an elementary school in Russia, where gender segregation took place only
during lessons, yielded results that surprised them. The goal was to examine where there
is a higher achievement — in mixed classrooms or in those that are separated? 
Distractions during class
Psychologists believe that the desire to impress members of the opposite sex begins at a
very young age. When both genders learn together, they are subconsciously trying to
impress each other, thus leading to them being distracted. However, when students are in
separated classrooms, students have more concentration.
Differences in the development of the sexes that create a learning gap
In the opinion of researchers, mental and physical development in boys tends to be later
than girls by about two to three years. Due to the more rapid development of female
brains and the desire not to hinder them, education systems tend to be geared more
towards girls, leaving boys just slightly behind.
Shyness and the desire to participate in classes
Many pedagogical considerations come before deciding what to teach in class and one of
them is the psychological aspect that deals with the child’s psyche. Girls are often known
to be shyer than boys. While they are good at carrying out certain tasks with precision,
their shyness when in a class full of boys can sometimes be difficult for them and cause
them to hold back out of fear of ridicule, leading to a reduction in class participation.  

Competitiveness and different ways of solving problems

Most boys are more daring than girls and love to learn their own lessons. As a rule, they
tend to step out of the box when completing assignments and try to find their own ways to
reach answers, making each task a new adventure. The female perception is more
inclusive, imaginary and emotional. They like problematic issues that make them more
involved and active in finding solutions. Moreover, the competitiveness in them gives
them the push to be the ones who find the solution first.
Mutual respect and group tasks
Both groups were given group tasks in which they had to find a solution acceptable to the
entire group. During almost every group assignment, it became clear that the girls tended
to excel more than the boys and quickly divided the roles, discussed the solution to the
problem, and solved it together in a friendly, humble and dignified manner.
Demonstrating leadership skills and expressing personal opinions
While girls are often shy and afraid to be portrayed in a certain way in a mixed class, boys
also hesitate and fear to express their thoughts openly and honestly with girls. The
experiment proved that in the absence of girls, boys were not afraid to express their
opinions and thoughts even if they were contrary to popular opinions.
Separating classes by gender has its supporters and its critics. Critics argue that
separation will create sexual tension in the future, and is the first step towards sexism and
the separation of mental and physical characteristics. There is also a theory that all-male
classrooms are a good environment for growing future psychopaths.
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Breft Henebery (23 October 2017) Students do better in single sex schools. Retrieved on 11
December 2020 from https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/students-do-better-in-
singlesex-schools--study/242635

Students do better in single-sex schools – study

by Brett Henebery 23 Oct 2017
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A new study has found that converting

educational environments from single-sex to co-ed leads to falling academic results for both
boys and girls.

The study, led by Christian Dustmann, Professor of Economics at University College

London, follows separate research released earlier this month warning that single-sex
schools could disappear by 2035.

However, Loren Bridge – executive officer of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia – said
the latest study “proves without doubt” that girls and boys do better in single-sex
environments.

“Other studies have shown that students’ in single-sex schools outperform their co-ed
counterparts, including the recent analysis of Australia’s NAPLAN results by ACER,” Bridge
said.

“This study goes further and shows that students’ academic performance actually falls when
they move from a single-sex environment to co-ed environment, and continues to decline the
longer they stay in a co-ed environment.”

Bridge said the study found that girls are more disadvantaged in co-ed classes because of
factors such as boys’ disruptive behaviour or a teacher’s attention being diverted to boys.

However, she added that boys are also disadvantaged, contrary to commonly held belief that
boys do better in co-ed environment, boys’ academic performance also suffers in a co-ed
environment.

Single-sex schools face challenging trend

A comprehensive new study released earlier this month that found single-sex schools may
be headed for extinction, claiming there are no tangible benefits to separating students
according to gender.

The Australian Council for Educational Research found that students in co-ed schools learn
at the same speed or even faster than their segregated counterparts.

“In terms of the compounding influence of being in a single-sex school over time, there
appears to be no value add in numeracy achievement and even a decline in reading
achievement over time in single-sex schools compared to co-educational schools,” wrote
research fellow Katherine Dix.

Dix also noted that single-sex schools are in fast decline – in 2015, just 12 per cent of
students attending independent schools were in a single-sex establishment. The paltry figure
has fallen from 24 per cent in 1995 and 31 per cent in 1985.

“If this trend continues, there will be no single-sex independent schools in Australia by the
year 2035,” wrote Adelaide-based Dix.
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Laura Marquez (8 January 2006) Should girls, boys be in separate classes? Retrieved on
11 December 2020 from https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=131647&page=1

Should Girls, Boys Be In Separate Classes?

By Laura Marquez
8 January 2006, 00:27
• 4 min read

May 13, 2004 -- The 30-year-old federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in public schools
may soon be altered, paving the way for separate classrooms for boys and girls.

The law, known as Title IX, may soon be altered because the U.S. Department of Education
wants to give parents the option of enrolling their children in same-sex public school classes.
Same-sex classes have long been available in private schools, but there are currently only
25 same-sex public high schools in the country.

Supporters of same-sex education say having boys and girls in separate classrooms allows
them to focus less on each other and more on their schoolwork.

"You don't look around and go, 'Wow, there's no boys here,' " says Stefanie Kuonon, a
senior at Philadelphia High School for Girls, one of the few single-sex public schools. "But
you will notice there's not as much clowning around. You can talk about serious issues and
there's not like laughing or stuff in the background because no one's embarrassed."

The top student in her class, Kuonon has a scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania.
She says the school's supportive atmosphere helped her succeed — and it seems to have
helped her classmates too: 95 percent of the school's seniors go on to college.

Principal Geraldine Myles roams the halls of "Girls' High" high-fiving her students and
showering them with praise. She is an African American who grew up in the era of Brown vs.
the Board of Education, which called for an end to racial segregation in public schools. But
she has seen the benefits of separating girls from boys in classes. Without the presence of
boys, Myles says, the girls focus more on academics and less on the latest fashion trends.
"I think the environment that we have here is one that maximizes learning and opportunity to
develop for young women. And we do it well."

Clones of Girls' High?

Girls' high was founded long before title IX outlawed most same-sex classes over concern
programs for just one sex discriminate against the other. Now with the proposed changes to
the law, several districts across the country are poised to put in place programs similar to the
ones at girls' high.

Same-sex education has influential advocates. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., who went to a
women's college, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, joined together to propose the
changes to Title IX. But civil rights groups and some women's groups fear tinkering with Title
IX is to take a step backwards.

"I'm worried that in the name of flexibility what we will go back to is separate and unequal —
what we go back to is an OK sign that no girls can apply," says Marcia Greenberger, co-
president of the National Women's Law Center

Greenberger knows the value of same-sex education — she graduated from Girls' High
herself — but she fears classes created just for boys or girls could be based on old
stereotypes.

"We teach boys math and science and engineering and teach the girls the kinds of things
girls have got to learn," she warns.

Students at girls' high insist they thrive in an all-girls environment. Along with a rigorous
academic schedule that includes physics and foreign languages, they also are exposed to
modern dance and art appreciation.

"It sets standards for me higher. Because people know I go to Girls' High, they say, 'that
means she can handle this' and nobody is going to lower their expectations of me," says
senior Shane Fletcher.
If the changes to title IX take effect this summer, it is possible same-sex classes or schools
could begin in the fall. But opponents vow to challenge any changes in court.