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Date Posted: 18:27:14 03/28/07 Wed
Author: Ethel McKinney (peaceful)
Subject: All Girls High School

I attended and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School for girls. I chose the school not because there were no boys, but because the classrooms had large windows. Those four years taught me that all women are powerful. There was no gender competition. It was strictly peer. Our main focus wasn't on how cute we dressed but who was the smartest and got the most out-of-class privaleges. (I was in that group.) Now I must say it was difficult finding dates to the different dances and social events, but there was no pressure waiting on some boy to ask me. We had to do the asking. I think education should be co-ed until high school. This is the time when young people should start interacting with good role models. They should be learning the best way to empower themselves without the added pressure the opposite sex always adds to a situation.

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[> Re: All Girls High School -- Missy Flinn, 19:00:47 03/28/07 Wed

I also attended an all girls school. During middle and high school, I was an active participant in class and never doubted my abilities. My senior year, I took a Psychology class at the all boys school next door. I found myself absolutely petrified to speak up in class, even though I was friends with most everyone in the class. Throughout college and graduate school, I found myself only speaking up in classes that had more women than men. I do not regret my decision to attend an all girls school for 14 years, but I do think it had an adverse effect on my confidence when men are present in the classroom. I think that single sex education is beneficial for many reasons for many people, and I am just one person that it may have had negative effects on.

>I attended and graduated from Immaculate Conception
>High School for girls. I chose the school not because
>there were no boys, but because the classrooms had
>large windows. Those four years taught me that all
>women are powerful. There was no gender competition.
>It was strictly peer. Our main focus wasn't on how
>cute we dressed but who was the smartest and got the
>most out-of-class privaleges. (I was in that group.)
>Now I must say it was difficult finding dates to the
>different dances and social events, but there was no
>pressure waiting on some boy to ask me. We had to do
>the asking. I think education should be co-ed until
>high school. This is the time when young people should
>start interacting with good role models. They should
>be learning the best way to empower themselves without
>the added pressure the opposite sex always adds to a
>situation.

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[> Re: All Girls High School -- Bryan Wilson, 20:30:11 03/28/07 Wed

>I disagree with the notion that students should not attend co-ed schools until high school. I would prefer for teachers to take a class or two upon entering the school system to help alleviate some of the biases that they may be unconsciously attributing to. In my science and mathematics classes there were always female students who were either top of the class or very close to it. I really believe the success of the students has a lot to do with the teacher�s style of teaching. If a teacher is swaying one way or the other this could have a negative affect on students whether they are male or female.

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