Gender Classes In Schools

Imagine that you were in a classroom full of your gender how would you feel? Well, if you feel that you're not ok with that well, In school year 2004-05 122 public schools offered single sex classes and 34 public schools were single sex classes mandatory according to “Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Boys and Girls.” Article. Close to 70% of kids in single sex classes raised their math and reading scores in “Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Boys and Girls.” Article. Although this may seem bad and shouldn't happen it's really not. Kids in single sex classes will have more of a chance to succeed than students in non single sex class because of most kids have no problem with this in their school, less discipline, and most of all higher grades.

Hutchison and Mikulski argue that students tend to concentrate better when boys and girls are separated. “Both principals and teachers believed that the main benefits of single-sex schooling are decreasing distractions to learning and improving student achievement.” However, single sex education does not provide socialization. Educating students in single sex classes limits both genders from interacting and working together. One day they will coexist with the opposite sex but how are single sex schools/classes going to prepare the student to interact with the opposite sex when they are

Kids and parents may find it as a distraction having the opposite gender in the same class. Honestly is that seriously what matters over a students education. Plus if you separate boys and girls through the school years will they ever be ready for real life? In paragraph 13 the author states that you are going to have to deal with the opposite gender in life outside of the classroom. So why not start the challenge now?

When it comes to the classroom, there are several differences between girls and boys. There are physical differences in the way their brains work, differences in the room temperature that is best for boys and girls, and differences in how girls and boys respond to various tones of speech (Sax, 2006). While girls prefer soft-spoken teachers, Sax (2006) notes that boys prefer to be spoken to “loudly and in short, direct sentences with clear instructions” (p. 195). According to Sax (2006), “the ideal ambient temperature for boys is about 69 degrees and about 75 degrees for girls” (p. 193-194). Further differences involve how boys and girls learn. McNeil states that “boys may learn better under pressure and when allowed to move around...while girls may perform better in group situations and with a lot of encouragement” (McNeil, 2008). Because of these many differences, it would stand to reason that boys and girls would benefit from being in separate classrooms. According to Hughes (2007), “the teacher would be able to concentrate on the learning-styles of each sex and use the styles to bring out the academic best in each students. Lessons and activities could be designed with a single-sex in mind” (p. 11). As Principal John Fox states, “the single-sex environment enables you to actually focus on the particular needs of each gender, and those needs socially and

Some schools have taken to separating boys and girls in the classrooms. One reason is that boys and girls are motivated

In my opinion, public school classrooms should not be separated by gender. If a parent wants their child to be in a classroom of one gender, then the parents can enroll that child in a school that was built for those services. A few reasons why the classrooms should not be separated by gender are that students will not learn to cooperate or interact with the other genders, schools genders are spoken to and treated differently by people around them, and discrimination, segregation, and sexism will fall into situations like these. As spoken before, if classrooms are separated by gender, then students will not learn how to interact or cooperate among the other gender.

This surprised me because I never really thought about how people even took into consideration calculating gaps between boys and girls. I feel like that could be a reason why we have a few issues regarding gender when it comes to the classroom. I have always thought that girls did better in certain topics and boys did well in the other ones, but studies have shown from our research that that is really not the case. It’s easy to that coed classrooms aren’t an issue and that all kids learn better from being surrounded by boys and girls, but we had also talked about single sex classrooms and the benefits of those. The class had a lot to say about this too because I think people really do like the idea of single sex schools but on the flip side some people really don’t. From most of the research I did and from asking people their opinions they say that single sex classrooms are extremely beneficial and I found that to be super interesting. This topic is something that really surprised me because where I am from single sex school in any form is not even heard of. I have never even thought to myself that it could really be any different learning with only girls in my

Throughout the years same gender schools have been an expanded issue. Many thought that it would benefit females, and increase their effort in the classroom. However according to Pros and Cons of Single-Sex Education, Jefferson Leadership Academies reversed its same sex curriculum. This was due to their unfortunate test scores. Also, in the real-world society is not divided into genders.

The part of this argument that affects students lives the most is the socialization aspect of school. If children are separated based on gender from a young age they may grow up without much interaction with the opposite sex; This can cause problems when these students are adults and have to work with people of the opposite sex. The former president of the American Psychology Association, Diane Halpern who has written on this topic multiple times and studied single-sex education says, “School is preparation for adult life,” “How can boys and girls learn how to interact as equals in the workplace if they have no experience interacting as equals in school?” (Novotney). This shows how vital the socialization between boys and girls is, and in our society their opportunity to socialize

I also think if boys and girls are separated then they will not know much about the other sex. Boys may not know how bossy or sensitive girls are. Girls may not know how much boys joke around or stink. In my experience boys and girls in the same classroom positively influences all students. Both genders positively influences all students because some girls feel better having guys as friends and some boys like have girls as friends. In my vision boys and girls learn in the same way. Both genders are always trying to impress each other by doing better in school. Separating genders leads to a lack of maturity since they’re not encouraged to interact.

In addition to academics, high schools develop students ' social ability. The way people interact with each other, especially the opposite sex, is very important in everyday life. While single-sex schools have the upper hand in academics, co-ed schools have an advantage in developing students socially. "In the single sex schools prejudices about the opposite sex are usually promoted" (Klein). The students who attended single-sex schools were often observed to treat members of the opposite sex with doubt and suspicion. Some single-sex schools do not provide a real-life atmosphere while co-ed schools do. There is a lack of social pressure in single-sex schools, which could cause students to develop slowly. This is one of the disadvantages of single-sex schools.

I believe there would be many more dramatic situations in a single gender classroom. If you have a classroom filled with females, they are less likely to find a compromise in an argument; therefore, making the classroom more disruptive. Furthermore, indirectly bullying another female, will also add more tension to the classroom; making the classroom more distracting. These action will ultimately lead to an unacceptable learning environment.

When you send your children off in the morning to go to school, no matter what grade they are in whither it be elementary, junior high, or senior high, you expect that they will receive the best education that they can get. They should be asked challenging questions, encouraged and called upon to participate in class, they should also be given as much help as they need to secede by the teacher. However, this is most commonly not the case. Parents and the children themselves are unaware of what is going on because gender bias is not a noisy problem. Most people are unaware of the secret sexist lessons that occur every day in classrooms across the country. In this essay I will use two essay's from the reader:

A few years ago, separate classes for male and female students were common, but have decreased today. However, some parents are still worried about students’ attention during the class at coed schools. This thought maybe not correct. Because students at coed schools can learn ways to understand and to build friendships with members of other genders, coed school curriculum is more effective for their future lives. Staying in the same classroom, boys and girls have better educational and personal experiences.

Imagine walking down a hallway, where there are two doors opposite of each other. One of the doors is covered in pink frills and pictures of princesses, while the other is decked in blue and pictures of sports. From the pink door, giggles are heard along with sounds of cups clicking as girls have a tea party. While from the blue door, sounds of pretend racecars and children running can be heard. Now, are these classes taught equally? The public school system has reverted back to old ways. While we see ourselves as evolving and working past differences, the public school system quite possibly could be holding us back. Single-sex schooling has been prevalent since the beginning of school days, as