Single-sex Education
The ways of the past are gaining momentum, yet again. Single-sex schools and programs have started to make their way back into this world. Along with them, an uproar of debate has started and gathered the media's attention.
I support the rebirth of single-sex schooling.
Why?
- Single-sex schooling will mainly comprise of programs within the school that allow for the split between genders. Schools won't completely change over to this practice of teaching.
- Parents have the choice on whether or not there child must attend the given school or not. I, personally, would not attend an all-male school, but I'm not against them. I have a choice on whether or not I'd like to attend.
- Students have been known to perform better in single-sex environments.
Many believe that it is discrimination of sexes. My question is "How?" Whether or not the child/teen attends the school is his/her or his/her parents' own choice. They are not forced to attend the school.
Parents argue that the performance quality of students decreases in single-sex environments.
If you've ever attended a psychology course in school, you've heard about "Nature vs. Nurture." Nature vs. Nurture is "the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature" in the sense of nativism or innatism) as compared to an individual's personal experiences ("nurture" in the sense of empiricism or behaviorism) in causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits."
- Nurture: How well a student performs, academically, relates back to his/her family upbringing.
- Nature: Performance also differs from student to student based on intelligence, abilities, and gender.
What are your opinions on the subject?
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture
http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-...e-sex-education-the-pros-and-cons.gs?page=all