The Importance Of Single Sex Education

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

It might sound a little crazy but some student work better when working around the same sex.  In the article “ A Right To Chose Single Sex Education” Hutchison and Mikulski are fighting for the right to have schools with the same gender. This article is for students and teachers to few different option for the education environment. Which is why it compares to “ Kewauna’s Ambition” because how the writer are specifying on the environment. Hutchison and Mikulski argue that there is no harm in having school with the same gender it's voluntary and would be beneficial for the one that join. However many don’t agree and say that gender is not reason for lost of focus that it’s completely in a student's mind. Which is why is differs from the other

The article “Single Sex Education” published by The Washington Times states the importance of emphasizing single sex education and the advantages that come with studying in it. According to the article, “single-sex education is taking public school students to a new level, providing them with a greater variety of academic opportunities”(“Single Sex Education”, 2003). The purpose of the article is to educate its audience, specifically the schools, to adopt the single sex education strategy because it leads to improvement in the performance of students, increases the college acceptance rates and also reduces the number of teen pregnancies. Through these arguments, the article makes use of pathos by appealing to the emotions of the parents’ whose daughters have been pregnant during schools and schools that have had to deal with such cases. The article makes use of pathos by stating that single sex education leads to a decrease in the disciplinary cases and an improvement

Education reform is a commonly debated topic nowadays in the United States due to the various immediate needs of improvement in the American public school system. These ideas include a common curriculum, higher academic standards and gender equity in schools. These different ideas are discussed to give parents more choices in their child’s education. Two fundamental reform ideas that are most commonly discussed are coeducation versus single sex education. This paper will explore the research behind single sex education versus coeducation, and how Jewish values relate to this research.

In today’s society the word gender has once again regained its popularity among the media. A single gender class or school is one that contains learners of a single sex as opposed to coeducational classes or schools. It is possible to have a coeducational school with single gender classes. The percentage of coeducational classes and schools is far more dominant than that of single gender classes and schools in the nation. While it is clear that the preference among the nation is coeducational schools there have been numerous schools that are on the raise to establish single gender schools especially after 2006 when a few restrictions on Title IX have been lifted. Title IX permits for single sex schools but have a small exception for single gender classrooms within coeducational school. The exceptions must be met with appropriate justifications. The 2006 loosen restrictions must not

are many people and organizations who like the idea and would like to continue it and other

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

Sex education is the learning of various topics associated to sex and sexuality while exploring beliefs and values pertaining to those topics therefore gaining skills needed to manage ones sexual health. It is an approach utilized in establishing a substructure when it comes to the navigation of ones sexual relationship. Sex education has become a tendentious topic between parents and teachers due to the lack of proper education of the topic amongst the younger generation. The younger generation have become oblivious to the ramifications of untimely sex hence the need for mandatory sex education in institutions. Sex education is beneficial in schools in numerous ways.

According to Advocates for Youth 46 percent of high schoolers in America are sexually active. Only 20 states in America require sexual education classes and there are 35 states that have laws that say parents have the right to keep their kids out of these classes. Almost every American will have sex in their lifetime so having more information on it should be required. As reported by the National Library of Medicine, America has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the industrialized world (Sedgh, Finer, Bankole, Eilers, & Singh 2015). According to the CDC’s Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United State, people from ages 15-24 account for 50 percent of the new STDs and also America has the highest rate of STDs in the industrialized world (CDC.gov).

Single-sex education is mainly observed in most private schools which is a new approach being adopted by some public schools. The National Association for Single-Sex Public Education made an estimate of around 400 public schools that offer a form of single-sex education. The main force for the adaptation of the education system is due to the researches that have been carried out recently that show the natural differences in the learning of females and males. This has sparked endless debates on whether single-sex education actually boosts academic success. Making the choice of the type of education for children by parents is among the most crucial decision, therefore, the need to look at both sides of the coin. In the past century, the single-gender schools were perceived to be advantageous for learning due to the different styles of learning and the little distractions that are brought about by the opposite sex. Single-sex education is a traditional and old approach that should be left in the past. A research published by Penn State University in 2011 shows no evidence that the single-sex schools give positive effects as compared to the coeducational schools (Stanberry).

We need to give our children an introduction to single-sex education when they are young. A lot of research has shown that single-sex schools have a great deal of advantages for students. With benefits ranging from increased participation, to new activities and the loss of gender stereotypes. For example, on the whole, girls and boys who are educated in single-sex schools gain more confidence than their coed peers. In addition, they make academic gains above those in co-ed schools. They also learn to gravitate towards untraditional areas that are not always accepted for their gender. Single sex education also has fewer bullying reports and less distractions. Though it's hard to generalize about all single-sex schools, there are some commonalities that tend to characterize many single-sex schools. All of this may be true, yet there are still people who think that single sex schooling promotes poor social skills and sexisim. They think that the world is a co-ed world, people have to have relationships with cross gender people. Most people get married, they have family members, they might even work in environment where they have to work across men and women. Single sex education has a educational and mental effect on children, they are the future after all, right?

Some parents believe they should be involved in the sex education and process. They view teens as vulnerable children rather than young adults in society. Due to the stigma around teenagers having sex and the exposure they receive through media, parents try to intervene to protect their children from participating in sexual behavior. Although teens do know less than parents about sex, if they never get exposed to it, they will never learn. Sex education introduces sexual behavior to young adults, so by prohibiting them from taking the class, they will therefore not take part in sexual acts. This is the thought process that a parent may go through, however, educating teenagers on the risks of their behavior is the best way to prevent sexual behavior because it allows them to understand why they should be safe if they choose to participate in sexual behavior. Sex education also explains that it is ok to say no to sexual behavior. Young adults should have the opportunity to access sex education to learn about the safety percussions so then they can make an informed decisions, by themselves, on sex and abortions.

In America, teaching children about sex is something that is seen as “inappropriate” or “wrong”. However, making sure teens and young adults know how to have safe sex is something that is extremely important, especially now. When teens are equipped with the knowledge to make safe, healthy decisions it helps prevent unwanted pregnancy and STD’s.

Less than forty percent of schools across the country required a sex education for graduation (Firger). Preventing teen pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases can come from educating students about their sexual health. It is crucial that all schools relay the proper sex education for their students to provide a valuable education that students will take with them for the rest of their lives. However, less than half of high schools across the nation educate students on all sixteen of the nationally recommended topics for sex education (Firger). There is an immense need for altering how schools are delivering sex education to their 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.