The Atlantic Media Company: Annotated Bibliography

A time comes in every young teen 's life when he or she must decide where to attend high school. As they examine which high school they want to go to, one of the factors they may come across is whether to go to a single-sex school or a co-educational school. While co-ed schools allow students to develop socially, single-sex schools have the advantage in academic success. Single-sex schools provide a conducive learning environment for students, allow teachers to teach according to gender and learning differences, and develop students to have positive attitudes towards learning and academics as a whole.

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

Although single-sex education may seem to have many benefits for both genders, together and separately, there are relatively none that are proven. However, it is proven that each gender’s social skills will be severely underdeveloped from not having any interaction with one another. According to Seattlepi,”...When students are segregated by sex, they miss opportunities to work together and develop vital social skills” (Jen Saunders, The Disadvantages of Schools Segregated by Sex). This just proves how much students will be impacted by the segregation of genders in their schools and classes, and also according to Seattlepi,”Gender-segregated schools produce young men and women who don’t know how to communicate with one another and leave lasting impressions that one gender is better than another” (Jen Saunders, The

Schools are divided into two categories around the world as we know: single-sex or mixed schools. While mixed schools accept both males and females, single-sex schools accept students of a certain single sex only. Both coed and single-sex schools have pros and cons, which nobody can deny. Some studies, however, have shown that there is no particular benefit to single-sex education. The study of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in 1998, for example, “found no evidence to support single-sex education as better than coed education.” (qtd. in Elizabeth).

In 1980’s and early 1990’s, a professor of sociology at Providence University, Cornelius Riordan, carried out a series of studies to compare short-term and long-term advantages and disadvantages of single-sex Catholic schools with co-ed Catholic schools in the United State. He claimed that there are more advantages to girls in single-sex schools than disadvantages. However, he was set apart from many other researchers in the field, particularly outside the United State because of his believe. Therefore this research was carried out to study the advantages and disadvantages of single-sex schools and co-ed schools. A survey was also carried out on the internet to garner public opinions and stands on this matter.

Much research has been done on the influences of nature and nurture within the topic of sex and gender. ‘There is a world of difference between male/female and masculine and feminine: whereas the former are supposedly biologically prescribed, the latter are psychological characteristics shaped by the experience of growing up’ (Hollway et al. 2002, p119) This explanation goes some way to describing the perception of sex and gender. The biological approach emphasizes the physiological processes and, in most cases, it is the hormones and genes that determine the sex, and to some extent the behaviour patterns. These behaviour patterns were the subject of a study by Money & Erhardt in 1972 who research the behaviours of 25 girls who had been exposed to male type hormones in the womb. It was suggested that the girls exhibited a tomboyish behaviour and played more boyishly as a consequence of these hormones. The evolutionary arguments for sex differences focus on the different reproductive strategies between males and females. This approach concentrates on the optimal reproductive style which is the behaviour

Single sex schools, a highly controversial topics on all aspects of the academic and psychological field. Attending a single sex school affects girls, and boys differently as these schools adjust accordingly by basing their methods and practices off of recent experiments and surveys. Hidden behind the blurring lines of the boring and distasteful downfall of single sex schools are the uptick in student minds that these administrations manipulate to enhance one 's learning experience. In this great controversy the side to argue for is undeniable; the fact that students learn better in all boys and all girls’ schools is significantly proven and expressed within public surveys, standardized testing and observation of each classroom

When considering the different educational methods that each school provides for the students, parents will need to understand that every child learns differently. Each person can either learn by being a visual learner, auditory learner, or tactile learner. The different learning methods are not the only things that can effect learning. Learning can also be affected by the way that a teacher may present information, however a student’s attention may be pulled away by the distractions that can be caused by peer pressure, stress, and hormonal urges from the opposite sex. Single sex schools can eliminate these distractions that are caused by co-ed schools. In doing so, this can raise the academic success of both female and male students.

Single-sex classrooms and schools are used in education all around the world. As a student who has never attended a single-sex school or classroom, I have always been curious to know how beneficial it really is. The controversy over single-sex classrooms and/or schools is an ongoing battle between educators, school systems, and the community. Those who support the idea of single-sex education argue that the separation of boys and girls due to biological differences can improve academic achievement within the classroom, decrease gender stereotypes, and help increase academic success for ethnic minority boys. Does single-sex education really achieve these ideas?

Students in single gender schools break out of their gender roles. According to Jeanne Sather, Magnet Schools of America Conference, “supporters of same-sex education say it builds confidence and helps students concentrate on their work by removing the distractions of dating and other social pursuits.” The goal that teachers want students to reach is to endure as much learning as they can. Boys and girls become more open-minded when it comes to choosing subjects in single gender schools as if they were switching gender roles. Females refer more to masculine activities and males refer to feminine activities (Andre). Single gender schools teach students how to expand their subject choices. Effective teaching of children

There is little to no argument from anyone that children should be not taught Sex Education. It’s a vital part of human existence and can prevent a lot of harm. However, the real question is not doing it but from whom is the adolescent hearing it from. It’s been common in the United States since the 1980’s for almost every school to offer some form of Sex education. Even as early as Elementary years. The real debate on the issue is whether or not the school system is doing it properly or even whether or not it’s their job at all.

In August of 2015 Katie Hallik was doubting being in school. She asked her parents if she could be homeschooled but both of her parents worked and they didn’t have time. For the next few days she was trying so hard to get her parents to budge but nothing worked. She had finally found out about single sex schools. “As soon as I read a little bit about a single sex school, I called my parents” states Hallik. She once felt like she had no other option, but a single sex school made the rest of her school life. We need single sex schools.

Just as there are arguments against single-sex schooling, there are also arguments for the use of these schools. One person who supports these schools is Hillary Clinton; an article by Nancy Autin states that “In 2001, in pursuit of gender equity, an amendment bill coauthored by Hillary Clinton allowed provisions for public schools and districts to offer the choice of single-sex schools or classrooms to its students” (1). This amendment was adamant on providing equal opportunities for boys and girls in these single-sex schools, while also using the results as research towards furthering the theory that boys and girls learn differently. As the issue over single-sex schools began to arise, people began to research to prove whether or not these schools are the most effective way of learning; furthermore, many arguments are now being made which support that single-sex schools are actually a more effective way of learning for students.

“Boy free school zone.” “No makeup Monday- Friday, 8:00 am -3:25 pm.” Both of these are phrases on posters made by the students at the high school I attended. They seem rather petty until it is known that I attend Academy of the Holy Names, which is an all-girls’ high school. Before high school, I attended multiple co-ed schools so switching to single-sex education was rather different for me. Four years at Academy of the Holy Names prepared me to be successful in my future endeavors and also to be confident in who I am. Although research shows that single-sex education is beneficial for both sexes, it indicates that single-sex education is more advantageous for females than males. Research and statistics explain that there is a male dominance in co-education schools, and that single-sex education provides girls a better environment to learn and allows them to build confidence in their studies.

Single-sex instruction is an old approach that is increasing new force. While single-sex instruction has since a long time ago existed in numerous non-public schools, it 's a moderately new choice for state funded schools. The National Association for Single-Sex Public Education gauges that around 400 government funded schools now offer some type of single-sex training. What is filling this development? What 's more, what are the dangers and advantages of single-sex training?