1) "Separating schoolboys from schoolgirls has long been a staple of private and parochial education. But the idea is now gaining traction in American Public schools, in response to both the desire of parents to have more choice in their children's public education and separate education crises girls and boys have been widely reported to experience."
-I picked this quote because for me I feel that to separate children in school is unjust. No matter what the sex of a child they should be able to learn in the same classroom as a different sex. This will create a stereotypical look on the real life for the children, and that is not what the real world is going to be like. It'll make it look like one group is better than the other.
2) “Baby boys prefer to stare at mobiles; baby girls at faces. Boys solve maze puzzles using the hippocampus; girls use the cerebral cortex. Boys covet risk; girls shy away. Boys perform better under moderate stress; girls perform worse.”
- This quote shows how children are studied so early in life about their learning abilities. This shows that boys and girls do learn different and as they get older their learning abilities become more different and more intricate. Just because they have different learning abilities doesn't mean they have to learn while being separate from each other.
3) "65 percent of boys complete high school in four years; 72 percent of girls do. Boys make up two-thirds of special-education students. They are 1.5 times more likely to be held back a grade and 2.5 times more likely to be given diagnoses of A.D.H.D."
- This quote shows a lot of statistics. When you look at high school drop-outs, there are a lot of boys that begin to get annoyed with school and just drop-out. On the other hand girls tend to like school more and push through the toughness and do what they can.
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This was a very interesting article. I never really knew that they looked at how a boy learns vs how a girl learns. In some situations I think the separation will work well and where in other circumstances it doesn't. Foe example, I know of some classrooms that have autism children and they are all boys. Children of a different sex should be able to learn in the same classroom.
-I picked this quote because for me I feel that to separate children in school is unjust. No matter what the sex of a child they should be able to learn in the same classroom as a different sex. This will create a stereotypical look on the real life for the children, and that is not what the real world is going to be like. It'll make it look like one group is better than the other.
2) “Baby boys prefer to stare at mobiles; baby girls at faces. Boys solve maze puzzles using the hippocampus; girls use the cerebral cortex. Boys covet risk; girls shy away. Boys perform better under moderate stress; girls perform worse.”
- This quote shows how children are studied so early in life about their learning abilities. This shows that boys and girls do learn different and as they get older their learning abilities become more different and more intricate. Just because they have different learning abilities doesn't mean they have to learn while being separate from each other.
3) "65 percent of boys complete high school in four years; 72 percent of girls do. Boys make up two-thirds of special-education students. They are 1.5 times more likely to be held back a grade and 2.5 times more likely to be given diagnoses of A.D.H.D."
- This quote shows a lot of statistics. When you look at high school drop-outs, there are a lot of boys that begin to get annoyed with school and just drop-out. On the other hand girls tend to like school more and push through the toughness and do what they can.
Questions/ Comments/ Points:
This was a very interesting article. I never really knew that they looked at how a boy learns vs how a girl learns. In some situations I think the separation will work well and where in other circumstances it doesn't. Foe example, I know of some classrooms that have autism children and they are all boys. Children of a different sex should be able to learn in the same classroom.
I also think that boys and girls should be in the same classes together and it is more beneficial for boys and girls to interact together. At the same time, I think it is important for the option for separation to be available.
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