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The Upside of Single Sex Schools


My male cousin also went to an all boy school and he said he prefers the teaching styles of his high school and felt he had more freedom to be himself. In coed high schools boys feel the need to fit a stereotype of being an athlete, or being good at math and science. In single-sex high schools some of these issues are taken out of the picture. Girls are free to come to school and not feel as much pressure to their math class; they can answer any question the teacher asks and be less intimidated if they are right or wrong. The distraction of the opposite sex is completely removed and therefore the teachers can have better communication with their students. "Girls who learn in all-girl environments are believed to be more comfortable responding to questions and sharing their opinions in class and more likely to explore more "nontraditional" subjects such as math, science, and technology." (Mead, 2006) Girls feel more comfortable in a classroom with other girls and make a bigger effort to understand concepts. Girls do not have to worry about answering a question wrong in front of the boy she might think is cute. A boy doesn't have to worry about impressing the cute girl in his English class when answering a thoughtful question from the assigned reading (Jost, 2002). The communication is more open amongst the classroom and that creates a better learning environment for everyone. .
             Boys and girls thrive in different subjects, therefore customized learning is beneficial. Boys tend to lean towards math and science classes, while girls tend to be excel and show more interest in reading and writing. When students are split into gender-specific high schools the teachers can adapt the teaching styles to the gender that they are teaching. Since girls excel when it comes to reading and writing, verbal interactions are really emphasized in teaching styles. Open communication comes more naturally to girls than it does boys hence why English and writing are girls strong suits usually (Nixon, 2012).


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