Post by noob8 on Mar 22, 2015 2:14:00 GMT 1
Single-sex schools are schools that only admit those of one specific gender, believing that the educational environment fostered by a single gender is more conducive to learning than a co-educational school.
Studies conducted have shown that boys gain more academically from studying in co-education schools, but that girls find segregated schools more conducive to achievement.
However academic results are not the only criterion on which the success of the education system should be judged. The government wishes to get rid of discrimination among students. Single-sex schools maintain that, by removing the distractions of the other sex, students learn more effectively and feel better about their education.
Co-educational schools in contrast are important in that they prepare students better for the real world, and do not attempt to segregate students from the realities of adult life.
This debate can apply both to secondary school and college level, but single-sex institutions are found more frequently at the former.
Studies conducted have shown that boys gain more academically from studying in co-education schools, but that girls find segregated schools more conducive to achievement.
However academic results are not the only criterion on which the success of the education system should be judged. The government wishes to get rid of discrimination among students. Single-sex schools maintain that, by removing the distractions of the other sex, students learn more effectively and feel better about their education.
Co-educational schools in contrast are important in that they prepare students better for the real world, and do not attempt to segregate students from the realities of adult life.
This debate can apply both to secondary school and college level, but single-sex institutions are found more frequently at the former.
