Gender Segregation
Does gender segregation hinder the process of learning?
Gender segregation was a standard in early educational systems where male and female students studied in separate learning environments. It was a norm in most societies and was observed for generations. The male students followed a different curriculum as opposed to the female students. In such classrooms the boys and girls were exposed to different styles of learning. This segregation was based upon the cultural norms that boys are the future breadwinners of their families and must take the position of the providers and maintainers of their family. In contrast, girls would grow up to take their responsibilities as wives and mothers and the caretakers of their household.
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The scientific community itself comments that the connection formed between neuroscience and the classroom was “a bridge too far.” According to neuroscientists, very few differences exist between male and female brains. And the differences that do exist between the brains of both the genders have no connection whatsoever with different learning styles. They suggest that the best way to connect neuroscience findings to learning in the classroom is to help teachers understand how the brain acts in response to experience. It is true that boys and girls generally have different interests and due to that they respond differently to various subjects at school. They may have different learning styles but it is debatable whether these differences are biological or environmental. Researchers have not been able to find any substantial evidence claiming that boys and girls learn differently. The differences in the brain are not necessarily hardwired. Neuroscientists claim that there is a “continuous interaction between genes, brain and environment.” They believe that whatever differences exists at birth can be increase, decreased or even created by the influence of the environment. Hence it is not just the genes but also the environment that shapes an