PROS & CONS OF SINGLE-SEX SCHOOL ON STUDENTS Pros & Cons of Single-Sex School on Students INTRODUCTION Single-sex school has not been a stranger to us even from back in those old days. It practically shows how gender differences and effects caused by it had largely impacted on the society. “Single-sex education: the pros and cons” by Kristin Stanberry and “Research Spotlight on Single-Gender Education” are two articles that pinpoint the advantages and disadvantages of single-sex education. Ultimately, single-gender education is better than co-educational education because teachers can use techniques geared towards a For example, girls will be taught to be teachers, stay at home moms, nurses, and maids while men will do more ‘masculine’ jobs such as construction workers, doctors, lawyers, etc. It may seem like offering same-sex classrooms is a simple change that can help students when in reality it will shift the way society labels the opposing genders. Most of the studies supporting single sex schools state that worldwide, girls in particular do better in single-sex schools.One could suggest two main factors contributing to this conclusion. Firstly, second level can often be seen as quite a fragile and vulnerable time for girls, as between the ages of 12 and15, they begin to focus on self Single sex education with specialized styles for each gender, an example of a non-traditional setting, are beginning to show evidence of a better fit for students. Instead of a single male dominated classroom, separate rooms with different teachers may show better results in academic potential. Single sex education is defined, as “the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools” (Pinzler, p. 785, 2005). The controversy over single sex education involves aspects such as its effectiveness and social ramifications of binary genders. KDk2. Executive Summary. Single-sex education refers most generally to education at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level in which males or females attend school exclusively with members of their own sex. This report deals primarily with single-sex education at the elementary and secondary levels. Research in the United States on the

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