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Date Posted: 19:26:27 04/03/07 Tue
Author: Lauren McAdams
Subject: Re: Single Gender Education
In reply to: Erie Martha Roberts 's message, "Single Gender Education" on 15:41:07 03/28/07 Wed

I also used to feel that gender specific schools were not as good a cogender schools, but after looking at the affects that it has on children, I feel that separate gender school are very beneficial. Girls especially are proven to be more independent, take more of a leadership postion, and get involved more in the classroom setting when going to single sex schools. I feel that this type of environment helps children, especially girls because they feel that they can express their opinions and not have to be quiet and submissive to boys, which tends to happen in secondary education for girls. As I have examined the idea of single sex education more fully, I feel that I am very much in favor of it.

>Reading this week's assignment made me think a lot
>about single gender education. As a student, I was
>against it (except in gym class). I thought that if I
>was going to be required to compete with the boys in
>the "real world" for jobs, etc., then I should start
>at school. Now that I've started teaching, I'm
>begining to question that assumption. This week's
>reading about gender stereotypes and sexism made me
>think of the stereotype bias we discussed a few weeks
>back. Is there a stereotype bias for women? Would a
>single gender classroom help eliminate it? Would
>girls feel more confident in science if there weren't
>any teachers subconsiously supporting the idea that
>girls aren't "suited" to it? Would more boys enjoy
>art and literature if they were surrounded by other
>boys?

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