Where Is Andy? This Is His Second Day Absent?

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:

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.

In the article Fight Proposed Ban on Single-sex Schools by Christina Hoff Sommers, the Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School in Dallas, has garnered success as an all-girls school. The school has exceeded expectations by having students in grade 6-12, score exceptionally well compared to a majority of other public schools. Supporters of single sex schools feel that to enroll students into single sex education it’s by choice, not by force. They also feel that in a co-ed school setting gender stereotypes are intensified compare to same sex schools.

Did you know that single-sex classrooms are the worst classes ever? Over the past decade, single-gender classrooms have been opened in at least 230 schools in the rural, suburban, and the urban areas. Single-gender classrooms are classrooms where either young girls’ are in one class together, or young boys are in another class together. Single-sex classrooms were created because studies showed that boys and girls learn differently and they could benefit from being in a classroom with peers to whom they can relate. Since 2008, single-gender education has been the key to improved educational performance among boys and girls throughout the years. Today, gender differences among girls and boys are steadily rising in the classrooms they are in,

The programs that seperate the sexses in schools are usually based on very questionable science about the differences of girls’ and boys’ brains during development and learning, along with gender stereotypes. The American Civil Liberties Union’s article, ‘Sex-Segregated schools; Separate and Unequal’ says,” Advocates tell teachers that: Boys need a competitive and confrontational learning environment,

In more recent years, our educational system has faced challenges that are leading our country back into segregation. Single-sex education has resurfaced; jeopardizing the gains our ancestors fought so hard for. A few people believe that the biological make-up between genders is significantly different, that having coeducational classes is doing more harm than good. Conversely, there is no proven study that supports these claims; however studies have displayed the exact opposite. Separating genders within the educational system will only perpetuate and magnify

On September 22, 2015 an article was published on Global News, which was entitled “‘Girl talk’ or ‘career exploration’? Texas school’s gender segregation peeves parents.” In this article, Patricia Kozicka discusses the controversial issue regarding Borchardt Elementary School in Texas, in which students in grade four and five were divided into separate classes based on their gender (Kozicka, 2015). According to the article, it is reported that, at the beginning of this school year, females and males would be placed in separate classes in which they would focus on different curriculums (Kozicka, 2015). Specifically, that females would focus on confidence and relationship building skills, whereas, males would focus on career and future aspirations (Kozicka, 2015). The principle cleared up the issue with an email stating that the class would be split based on gender, however, both would still receive the same curriculum only with different schedules of the lessons and more emphasis on particular topics (Kozicka, 2015).

There are many times in which people think that having single-sex classrooms would bring the success of students higher. By having single-sex classes boys won’t be “pressured” by the higher achievements of girls, boys tend to not read because around girls they are seen different in the view of other classmates. In the article “A Right to Choose Single-Sex Education” by Kay Bailey Hutchison and Barbara Mikulski, they mention “boys are most likely, for

“Courtney has cooties!” As a child, gender differences are ideals that are not thought of but clearly defined. Unknowingly, children create a type of separation that frames the way we see gender today. From games at were “boys vs. girls” to either boys or girls having cooties, the gender division can be seen by children of all ages. In the article “Constructing “Opposite Sides”,” Barrie Thorne observes how children in schools come to see boys and girls as an “opposite sides.”

“there are some case studies that have been done to show some benefit of single sex classrooms, but like a lot of other educational research, it is mixed.” (Lewin, 2011)

Despite what many think, same-gender schools are starting to show up in public school systems across America. (Guarisco) Some ill-informed members of society believe that same-sex education is the wrong choice for America’s youth. Guarisco states arguments include that segregation leads to more rigid and traditional gender roles. However, schools that have implemented same-gender classes have seen promising results in grades and more support for same-gender education. Also, if a child wishes to attend a single-sex school in America, it must be voluntary. (Guarisco) For American public school systems, same-gender education would be more advantageous because of the higher test scores, decrease in distractions from the opposite gender, and adapting curriculum.

Teachers are sexist. The school districts sees this statement that goes noticed by them, yet no action Is taken from these suffering schools. The only time the districts take action Is when it Is publicly seen from the parents. Worries about the declining academic performance of boys, a topic of upsurging alarm this past decade, have intensified recently. This unjustly act that happens to all boys whether they notice it or not it Is a foreseeable opponent. Boys must climb the wall in front of them of being seen as just another delinquent. This could all be improved by having the teachers go through a course so they may see what it's like to be the

The topic of single-sex education versus co-education has been an on-going debate within American society. It is a debate that has led to great controversy and continues to raise arguments today. Many individuals have agreed that single-sex education is more effective than receiving an education from a co-educational school as others have disagreed. Single-sex education is claimed to have

Many people might say the single sex schools are ineffective, because girls and boys need to know how to communicate with the opposite sex. They should be enforced to help children reach their full dreams without the thought of humility standing in their way. School is a place where students get acquainted with the basics of the life, which further helps them to foster their proficiency level in different aspects of life required in this competitive world, and the most important part of school is not where students get time to socialize with each other. Although Co-ed schools are a first choice for most adolescents and their parents, Single sex schools are equally good. In single sex schools, students don't have to worry about sexual

Education in the United States has been constantly changing with modern views evolving over our nation’s historical timeline. These changes have always leaned towards making education more accessible and inherently equal for everyone. Starting in the mid 1600’s educational facilities were only available to certain social classes with sons who showed promise of entering a leadership role with the church, state, or courts (Sass, 2016). Gender separated facilities were the norm and the idea of opening a facility to accommodate both genders was absurd. Currently, public education is predominantly a coeducational environment with only 500 public schools nationwide providing gender separate classes (Eliot, 2013, p. 364). In the last few decades, however, the idea of having gender separate classes within a coeducational public school system has become quite the controversy. Argumentative statements are being made from both sides with regard to brain development, stereotyping, learning preferences, and equal opportunity. Looking into our nation’s history, we can see the journey taken in order to create the integrated coeducational public school systems we have now. The question presented to our current public school system is whether or not reverting back to gender separated education is in fact beneficial to the students.