Single-sex schools - Yay or Nay?

How about single-sex jobs too? Single-sex homes, single-sex activities, why don't we just split the country down the middle, give half to men, half to women, and meet up for perfunctory breeding purposes every now and then? Fathers can raise sons, mothers can raise daughters, and no man will ever have to tolerate the "distraction" of women or vice versa.

Personally, I'd go nuts in a single-sex school. And just because there are no boys doesn't mean girls won't still get distracted by them. I've several friends going to an all girls' school, and for some of them all I ever see hear them talk about or post on facebook is stuff about guys. The main difference is that they focus in on celebrities, and doesn't always have a good concept of what a "real" guy is.
However a couple of the girls I know going to the all girls' school are thriving there. It really depends on the person. My recommendation to parents is to find what actually works best for your individual child, not just what you assume works best. Try out some things. Maybe send your kid to a single sex summer camp for a week. If they come back happy and fine give a single sex school a try, if they come back looking for blood, co-ed might be the better option.

That would feel like a big step backwards.

You do get to study and focus on your work..

Isn't social interaction with the other sex also somewhat part of the work? What kind of work anyways? If they have a discussion one sex never gets to know the opinion of representatives of the other sex.

If I were to putt my kids in school I would put them in all girls or all boys and would like the uniforms as well. It lets them focus on their education vs drama and clothes.

All my life, I went to co-ed schools--there was nothing wrong with it in my mind. I am now attending a women's Roman Catholic (not that I'm even a Christian) college and I kind of like it. I don't see anything wrong with either type; I do think that it is easier for me at a women's college since there are no distractions in class (e.g. usually male students distracting the teacher with inappropriate comments or side-conversation) but I never had a problem doing well in co-ed schools. I think it is a personal preference.

Maybe your prejudices about men are increasing now.

No, not really.

my 5 siblings and i all attended single-sex high schools. we survived, more or less. i sent my kids to public co-ed schools.

Right and the bullies at those schools are just as bad as in co-ed schools maybe even worse, Why not ask Mitt Romney??

As a victim of a single sex military accademy in the 2nd and 3rd grade I can tell ya, FIRST HAND they are NOT more conductive to anything let alone learning.

I've been to both a same-sex school and a co-ed school.

In my experience I think that co-ed is better as it reflects the real world a lot more. I've also observed that there were more fights and general bit**yness in my same-sex school, and nearly everyone I've known that has gone to both a same-sex and a co-ed school say the same thing. Nearly.

I think it should be available but as mainstream no I went to one of those for awhile I hated it I prefer being friends with both genders also just because you take the other gender away doesn't mean they won't still be distracting probably even more so that's just life.

Hell no. I would go crazy. Well.....even crazier than I already am. And I'd probably go full-on lesbian. So...no.

Holy shoot the distractions of a co-ed environment with people who can not control their hormones. The horror. The - freaking - horror!!!

Hmmm, probably a dream school for gays or lesbians,.. Oops, did I really say that?

For private schools in some instances.

for some

In ELEMENTARY and MIDDLE SCHOOLS, I went to the SAME SEX SCHOOLS.


NOW, in my RECOLLECTION, IT WORKED BEST for ME.

Sounds like a plan. lol

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