Argumentative Essay About Single Sex Schools

While there are reasons for same-sex schools, there are many more disadvantages. Donald MacLeod states , “Recent research by Professor Alan Smithers, of Buckingham University, concluded that although results at single-sex schools were better than average, this was because they were mostly grammar schools and had better-off pupils.” He is implying that they were successful because the students were smart to begin with. In another article MacLeod states, “Flying in the face of a huge amount of parental gut instinct he[Professor Alan Smithers] concludes that 50 years of research ‘has not shown any dramatic or consistent advantages for single-sex education’ for boys or girls.” As he continues on MacLeod basically discusses how there are no true advantages to having single-sex schools. In another article by Philip Beadle in The Guardian, this researcher argues, “My own

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

The advocators of single-sex schools say that each gender has its own ideas and beliefs. These studies confirmed also that the single-sex education student is able to control his feelings after graduating without being affected by the teenagers' thoughts. So they support the individual emotional maturity. While others believe that the isolation of the sex is not only boring but it also ruins the whole social thoughts, then it creates a fruitless community, not co-operated with the other gender. They think that the single sex education students are dealing in an artificial way as the real society requires that both sexes should be in combination. So it is better that all students live a normal life with each other

An article that was written about a school in Texas stated that more than 50% of boys and girls in single-gender classrooms cause disruptions, and they bring their behavior from home into the classrooms at school. In an article, it stated that “in October of 2006, federal regulations established the requirements for legally permissible single-sex schools and classes within the public system; nearly 200 schools in South Carolina have single-gender classrooms” (“Single-Sex Education Spreads” 2). Teachers’ interest often drives the attention of students to single-gender classes, and growing interest from their parents is also pushing more schools and districts as they hear about these classrooms (“Single-Gender Classrooms” 2). While teachers and administrators prefer this environment, boys and girls in single-sex classrooms are influenced to distract and be distracted by their friends, and the people around them. They seem to doodle, daydream, and lose their thought in the classroom because of their surroundings. In a newspaper article, “Should Children Be Taught in Single-Sex Classrooms”, the author says pupils fail to develop relationships with the opposite sex if they are taught in a single-sex environment because they both tend to be drawn into conflict amongst each other, they are distracted by what others are doing in the classrooms, and they are not themselves because they are being forced into an unfamiliar environment they do not

The typical classroom consists an image of boys and girls coexisting, working together, and learning in the same way. As when you walk into certain schools you will see rooms with blue walls with race cars on it, while other rooms will have pink walls with flowers on it. These classrooms would be single-gender. Many students or parent is not given an option of single-sex classrooms without it being a private school and costing hundreds of dollars. Schools should be able to offer students more than one option without having a distraction of the opposite gender.

The effects can be minor, for example, studies have indicated girls perform better when the classroom temperature is warm, while boys perform better in cooler temperatures. More considerable effects include higher test scores. In the journal, Single- sex Education: What Does Research Tell Us?, published in The Economic and Social Research Institute, on July of 2010, author Emer Smyth reports girls were more likely to obtain higher grades in

Some critics say that there is no clear research showing that single-sex schools improve students’ academic performance. Indeed, rigorous educational research has found that, contrary to popular belief, single-sex education does not produce better achievement outcomes. However, Single-sex education is taking public school students to a new level, providing them with a greater variety of academic opportunities. More

The reasoning behind this is that girls perform better in single gender classrooms because it removes the air of worried competitiveness from the schools (Sax 245-246). In the U.S.A. the school system tried to promote gender equality by introducing a gender blind system. But, Dr Leonard Sax author of Why Gender Matters points out that this has “[lead] paradoxically to a strengthening of gender stereotypes, with the result that fewer girls take courses in physics, computer sciences, trigonometry and calculus” (99). In coed schools today girls shy away from typically boyish subjects because they feel out of place or are discouraged and boys shy away from typically girlish subjects from fear of being mocked (243). As I pointed out, girls are constantly stressed with trying to meet our cultural standards for them.

Almost all of the schools who have switched to single-sex classes have seen an improvement in the student's academics. In two years, five schools that use single-sex classes have seen a 50% decrease in disciplinary referrals. Although coed classes build better social skills for later on in life, schools should switch to single gender classes. Making the switch will help students to be more focused and less distracted, learn to be more academically competitive, and promote better grades.

While the trend of single sex classrooms seems to be growing across America it does not mean that single sex education is what is best for our students. In an article published in the New York times by author Tamar Lewin, Russlynn Ali is quoted as saying

Another reason I think that single-gender schools are good is that the girls wont be afraid to take classes that are normely classes boys take or girl classes with boys.The boys can take what is called girl classes and the same with girls because they don't have to worry about the opposite gender making fun of them.

Research Paper: Do students receive a better education in single-sex schools rather than in co-educational schools?

Firstly, single gender classrooms are easier for students to learn in. As stated in the text, boys and girls tend to differentiate when it comes to abilities and learning subjects. It is arguable if opposite genders should learn the same subjects in school due to how differently they learn. Single gender classrooms are also less of a distraction. During a debate in the 1800s opponents of coeducational schools cited, “The need to protect girls both from danger to their health and from boys.” Boys are more likely to “show out” if girls are around to impress, taking away from school time and learning.

Many schools across the country are now changing their average classrooms to “segregated” classes. Despite the students choice of being into a classroom like this there are still various controversial issues that cause chaos when people talk about single gender classrooms. Some  people believe single gender classrooms are beneficial to the students and some believe they are the worst thing man could have created but, both of those statements are very inaccurate. There are many downfalls for single classes one being the students will have a hard time socializing with the opposing gender

Boys and girls learn in two different ways. This reason is why having a single sex school is more rewarding than a co-ed school. According to Dr. Schlosser of Breckinridge County Middle School's (Kentucky) the difference between the way boys and girls learn are the type of weather boys and girls prefer.) Boys prefer to learn in a cool, dark room. When there are two different people wanting two different things its hard to please both sides. Boys also learn much slower than what girls learn, this could be a problem for girls in the same class as boys for girls would learn and to move on, but would have to cut back their learning to wait for the boys to learn the same material. Boys also are interested in different subjects than what girls like. Boys are most secretly interested in music, science, and math. According to GreatSchools.com says boys feel girls won’t like them when they know they are interested in other things such as music and math and not baseball, football, and soccer. Many boys won’t show interest in music in a co-ed school. When boys are placed in a single sex school they won’t have the feeling of impressing girls so more boys will show their interest in arts and music. Boys are much better with math and science than what girls are says NASSPE VIII. NASSPE Vlll is single-sex school out of Huston Texas. "The most profound difference between girls and boys is in any brain structure per se, but also in the sequence of