Ask almost any high school teacher what the single greatest distraction to their students is and you will inevitably receive one answer: the opposite sex. It has been arguably known for years that single-sex classrooms boost overall academic performance in both males and females due to the lack of distraction over who is dating whom or impressing the cute boy/girl in the next row. New research suggests even greater benefits. Some of these benefits include
-Improved performance in reading, writing, and math in males
-Improved performance in science and reading in females
-Higher academic aspirations
-Break down of gender stereotypes
There is fierce opposition to single gender schools, stating that it is discriminatory and does not provide equal educational opportunities to all students. After reading the research, though, I think it might need to be reconsidered.
No comments:
Post a Comment