Yesterday, I was driving home from work and listening to the radio. An ad came on the radio for a local all boys school stating that the transition from middle to high school was a tough transition for boys and they need help from male leaders in the class room to athletics. Right after that ad, a local all girl's school came on with an eighth grade girl saying how her teachers are always there for her whenever she needs help and the teachers specialize in hands-on interactive learning.
As I continued to research the topic of single sex education, teaching boys and girls separately, I came across the reason as to why some individuals believe boys and girls should be taught in different classrooms. The reason being boys are naturally competitive and being amongst other boys will "soften their competitive edge". And girls, are naturally shy and being with other girls will help them "take risks in a single sex setting". This same article continues to state that there is no real proof that backs up the idea that boys and girls learn better when separated.
Several articles even go as far as assuming, like most of society, that boys and girls are heterosexual and go on to say that single sex education helps prevent many issues like girls fighting over boys and boys worrying what other girls think of how they play sports. No matter what, these issues will be present. Wake up, world!
I came across a book called, "The Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Guide for Teachers and Parents" that helps teachers and parents learn different ways to help boys and girls learn differently...And in my opinion, be different. This just helps separate men and women by furthermore placing them into two very distinct categories. Generalizes that boys like the color blue and like being outdoors in the mud and girls love the color pink and love shopping. I feel like schools like this help support the statistics saying that boys are "naturally" better at math and science and girls are better at English and history.
I'm hoping that the lines of gender are blurred one day. I especially hope that parents aren't trying to push their generalized expectations about gender onto their children, like forbidding their son to have a pink slinky because "pink is for girls" (like a parent did at a past job of mine). Or a mom suggesting her daughter join cheer leading instead of playing soccer because soccer is too aggressive.
Several articles even go as far as assuming, like most of society, that boys and girls are heterosexual and go on to say that single sex education helps prevent many issues like girls fighting over boys and boys worrying what other girls think of how they play sports. No matter what, these issues will be present. Wake up, world!
I came across a book called, "The Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Guide for Teachers and Parents" that helps teachers and parents learn different ways to help boys and girls learn differently...And in my opinion, be different. This just helps separate men and women by furthermore placing them into two very distinct categories. Generalizes that boys like the color blue and like being outdoors in the mud and girls love the color pink and love shopping. I feel like schools like this help support the statistics saying that boys are "naturally" better at math and science and girls are better at English and history.
I'm hoping that the lines of gender are blurred one day. I especially hope that parents aren't trying to push their generalized expectations about gender onto their children, like forbidding their son to have a pink slinky because "pink is for girls" (like a parent did at a past job of mine). Or a mom suggesting her daughter join cheer leading instead of playing soccer because soccer is too aggressive.
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