Your Choice

It is said that little research has been done but same-sex schools are proving more beneficial for students. The females are gaining a more commanding role instead of sheepishly replying in coeducational surroundings. In co-ed schools males and females are implicit gender roles. Certain areas such as fine arts are considered more of a female hobby and males should be more interested in sports. The gender expectations keep females out of the wood shop and males out of the choral department. According to the Education Bug, a source for educational articles, having a same-sex environment helps the classroom behavior. Girls mature faster than boys therefore the classroom antics reduce which results in a more focused learning environment. Having same-sex schools is also beneficial because it takes the pressure off of dating within the school. No longer will girls chase after boys just to say they have a boyfriend.
Since boys and girls have different learning styles a co-ed environment produces more variety in learning. Having a single-sex environment limits the social interaction between the sexes. In order to be socially adept, the genders need to collide. A co-educational school is like a small community or network where students know one another and relate to each others lives. The male and female gender interaction provides an outlet for networking with the opposite sex before they enter the real world and are consumed by co-ed society. A fear presented by same-sex schools is that the students will explore their own sex and become homosexual. But in co-ed schools if a student were homosexual students could project a homophobic vibe upon the person.
In my opinion, the choice of same-sex or co-ed it is ultimately a parent’s choice to decide what is right for their child. Both sides have their benefits and pitfalls. An education should be tailored to the person not the person to the education. I would think that educational benefits supersede the need for social interaction that could be gotten at home. I would want my child to be focused and attentive in class, not passing notes to a boy or suppressing talents because they have talents in the Arts.