Single-sex and coeducational education. The single-sex format creates opportunities that do not exist in coeducational classes. (Edison 1) Researchers are not aware that the brains of both sexes work differently. This lack of knowledge may be why the real truth about whether single-sex education is more effective than co-ed education has not been discovered. Some say single-sex education could be the key to a brighter generation. Proves to significantly improve test scores. The number of public schools experimenting with single-sex classes is estimated to be more than 350. (Silva 130) Some research also shows that single-sex classes have a more welcoming atmosphere. Single-sex education improves grades while co-ed education maintains an average pace. In the 1960s the civil rights movement inspired a new women's movement, and women began to speak out for fair treatment in school and the workplace. Before this movement, girls were warned that math classes were too difficult and told that college or a degree was a waste of time. Boys were encouraged to study mathematics and science to prepare them for their careers. Girls were supposed to be good at English and preparing to become wives and mothers. (Blumenthal 1) Past generations who grew up with the development of education would now wonder why the sexes would want to be separated when they once fought to be together. Supporters of single-sex education argue that boys and girls have different needs and that their learning styles are different. Education that respects personal differences must take this into account. ( Mullins 124) Single-gender schools seem logical, then, to a public that accepts that gender differences are real and values the idea of broadening choices. (Silv...... middle of document...... Education Reformed Coeducation: A Constitutional Analysis” San Diego Law Review. 49, 39 Summer 2012) 725-789, EBhost. Network. 16 December 2013Edison Trickett,”The independent school” “Experience”. Against people of the same sex, female students: the evidence. NASSPE, 1982. Web. 3 December 2013.Mullins, Andrew. “Single-sex schools can improve education. “Education: opposing points of view. Ed. David Huger and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. 120-128. Press.“Separate but equal?: Same-sex courses cause a sensation. "Actuality. 106.12(1, Dec,2006)3- 3, EBSOhost. Network. December 4, 2001 Silva, Elena. “Single-sex schools will not improve education. “Education: opposing points of view. Ed. Dvaid Hauger and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhave Press, 2009, 129-134. Print.Survor, Marcus and Arzate Egna. “Separate boys and girls? “School news. 70.61 (22 October 2007): 7-7, EBSOhost. Network. 4 December. 2001.
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