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Post by al on Jul 21, 2022 0:45:08 GMT 10
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Post by crystalmetheny0428 on Jul 21, 2022 1:22:38 GMT 10
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Post by rainbow on Jul 21, 2022 1:42:58 GMT 10
I get why some parents might pick a single-sex school, but I think co-ed is ultimately better for preparing you for the real world.
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Post by al on Jul 21, 2022 2:19:13 GMT 10
I was just reading a push for this Twitter, primarily among conservatives, who have studies to cite about students performing better. This was in response to several cases of boy students treating girls inappropriately in sexual manner, which were largely attributed to early porn consumption. Personally I think there is an obvious root the problem and while segregating by sex may offer some protection to others, it otherwise seems to merely hide and ignore it. (Meanwhile this "ignore" concept is also regularly blamed for why society fails young boys.)
The solution is described by some as offering education tailored to the sexes, typically offering boys more physical education, with an opportunity to expel excess energy and aggression. Unique education tailored to the individual does seem to warrant a better outcome, I don't disagree with that, but this, in my opinion, will continue to leave the outliers isolated. Personality traits, interests, academic strengths, etc. by sex mostly exist in overlapping bell curves. One thing leaning more male or female doesn't necessarily account for everybody. What does the chatty but unathletic boy do? What about the girl who struggles to sit still and has terrible penmanship? Just as the current school system fails when it expects everyone to conform to averages, so could sex segregated schools.
From a social perspective, I believe that lack of exposure to the other sex can make it more difficult to relate, which I do not believe is beneficial long term.
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Post by rainbow on Jul 21, 2022 3:00:25 GMT 10
I was just reading a push for this Twitter, primarily among conservatives, who have studies to cite about students performing better. This was in response to several cases of boy students treating girls inappropriately in sexual manner, which were largely attributed to early porn consumption. Personally I think there is an obvious root the problem and while segregating by sex may offer some protection to others, it otherwise seems to merely hide and ignore it. (Meanwhile this "ignore" concept is also regularly blamed for why society fails young boys.)
The solution is described by some as offering education tailored to the sexes, typically offering boys more physical education, with an opportunity to expel excess energy and aggression. Unique education tailored to the individual does seem to warrant a better outcome, I don't disagree with that, but this, in my opinion, will continue to leave the outliers isolated. Personality traits, interests, academic strengths, etc. by sex mostly exist in overlapping bell curves. One thing leaning more male or female doesn't necessarily account for everybody. What does the chatty but unathletic boy do? What about the girl who struggles to sit still and has terrible penmanship? Just as the current school system fails when it expects everyone to conform to averages, so could sex segregated schools. From a social perspective, I believe that lack of exposure to the other sex can make it more difficult to relate, which I do not believe is beneficial long term.
This is the biggest con of single-sex schools IMO. I do believe it's important to have exposure to people from all different identifies, including people of the opposite sex. Like I said before, I can understand why a parent would prefer a single-sex school (or a young adult going to a single-sex college) but I still believe co-ed is more beneficial in the long term for the reason I stated before. I don't believe single-sex schools should be banned though. I still think people should be allowed to pick whatever kind of school they feel is right, whether it's single sex, catholic, public, private, etc.
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Post by al on Jul 21, 2022 3:26:08 GMT 10
This is the biggest con of single-sex schools IMO. I do believe it's important to have exposure to people from all different identifies, including people of the opposite sex. Like I said before, I can understand why a parent would prefer a single-sex school (or a young adult going to a single-sex college) but I still believe co-ed is more beneficial in the long term for the reason I stated before. I don't believe single-sex schools should be banned though. I still think people should be allowed to pick whatever kind of school they feel is right, whether it's single sex, catholic, public, private, etc. I agree it should definitely be allowed, as long as it's not the forced public school option. IME some of the people I've known who don't grow up exposed to the opposite sex enough end up having issues or difficult relationships with them, but I know some people just love being around all guys or girls.
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Post by Captain Nemo on Jul 21, 2022 6:38:56 GMT 10
I honestly think schools, in general, should be abolished, and be replaced by homeschool-groups, so it's in a private small area, kids are still getting social exposure but with a smaller group they can actually get to know and trust, parents can have more knowledge of the friends their kid is associating with, and so that there'd actually be am emphasis on learning, rather than avoiding or trying to impress others. Also, homes are way less ideal for mass shootings than schools are, so you'd be saving lives.
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Post by al on Jul 22, 2022 3:57:56 GMT 10
I honestly think schools, in general, should be abolished, and be replaced by homeschool-groups, so it's in a private small area, kids are still getting social exposure but with a smaller group they can actually get to know and trust, parents can have more knowledge of the friends their kid is associating with, and so that there'd actually be am emphasis on learning, rather than avoiding or trying to impress others. Also, homes are way less ideal for mass shootings than schools are, so you'd be saving lives. I agree that co-op groups seem like they could provide a pretty good education in a more balanced setting. Unfortunately the pandemic school closures proved that homeschooling isn't very feasible for a lot of people, but for the ones that it works for it makes sense.
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