There is some support for the idea that single-sex schooling can be beneficial, especially for outcomes related to academic achievement and more positive academic aspirations (Lee, 2008). Although, there are many benefits of children attending single-sex schools, evidence shows that sex segregation can also gender stereotyping and legitimizes
Through my research, I have found that single-gender classrooms benefit students scholastically, which results in life, marriage, and occupational success. Huffman said that The Riordan Study, done by Cornelius Riordan, used 58,270 randomly selected students to analyze the differences between mixed-gender schools and single-gender schools.
A 2012 study of single-sex versus co-ed schools in Seoul, Korea revealed better college preparedness among students in single-sex classrooms. However, educators in the AL.com article pointed out that a classrooms separated by gender goes against the natural co-gender environment students will typically experience during college and in the
Unfortunately, children that attend single-sex schools don’t have any of these problems. According to an article called “The Disadvantages of Co-Ed Schools”the National Education Association (NEA) girls get less attention, boys get less help, girls are less confident and boys are less cooperative in a co-ed classroom (Sanders).
Of the 23,000 mainstream primary schools in the UK 98.5% are mixed. And of the 307 single sex schools 96% are independent preps. So, if you want a single sex education for your primary age child, you have to go to an English private school. 80% of secondary schools are mixed. Of the 764 that are single sex schools 56% are state and 44% are
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