A Modest Inquiry in Regards to Single-sex Education
At first glance, single-sex schools are something held in memory and schrowded with a romantic veil of history. The very idea of an all boys or all girls school (to me at least) paints a picture of elite students clad in school appropriated uniforms, carrying their leather hard-back books from class to class in a large, beautifully aged neo-gothic building. No doubt my first impressions of such schools has something to do with British-inspired classicism. Putting the artistic images aside, my general perception of single-sex schools no doubt falls into the stereotypical expectation of snobbish students with impressive academic results (possibly a form of religious association as well). From
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Despite favorable academic performance, such schools may run the risk of higher bullying/intrasexual competition ratios as well as ineptness when accommodating transgender students. Still, I don’t think single-sex schools have no place in education. have the potential positively affect the field of education. My original perceptions weren’t very accurate but I was surprised to learn about the.effects of learning environments as well as the higher social issues. I couldn't help but wonder how I would have turned out had I gone to an all girls school. As a whole it’s most definitely changed the way I view single-sex education. I can’t help but wonder about teaching/learning techniques and how the differing types of schools can learn and benefit from one another.
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