Should classes in school separate boys and girls? What I mean is they could attend the same school, so they can still socialize, and they have the same exact curriculum but they just don't learn together.

In the 2008-09 school year we received achievement and discipline data from a small sample of schools that hints at the potential benefit of single-gender classes.

In mathematics, 14 schools showed higher achievement for single-gender girls than coed girls, and in only 3 schools did coed girls achieve higher than their counterparts in single-gender classes. For boys, 13 schools showed higher achievement for single-gender than coed; 5 schools showed the reverse.

In reading and language arts, 14 schools indicated that single-gender girls outperformed coed girls; 3 schools indicated the reverse. For boys, 11 schools said that single-gender classes outperformed coed classes; 7 schools showed the reverse.

In the area of discipline, 7 of the 10 schools submitting data indicated that single-gender classes had a lower number of discipline referrals than coed classes.
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No, students need to hear different perspectives offered in the classroom.

No. That's ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? There is such a thing as single sex schools, is that also ridiculous?

I'd slap a hoe if I had to be in class with all guys. Girls know how to Tun It Up (Samantha J's new song from her 'Who Is Samantha J mixtape', available eventually.)

yes, school would've felt much more safe for me if i didn't have to be in the same class as guys (not even joking)

My school segregated gym class for the first two years and it was awful. It's awkward being around only straight guys. We have nothing in common.

If all my classes were segregated I would feel so alone since all my friends are girls.

Sorry to hear that

I ask mostly because girls have issues with math and science which I think is mostly due to low confidence and low representation. I learned in class last year that girls scored much lower in math tests when their gender is asked or when they're told boys score higher.I think having boys in these classes might make girls less likely to raise their hands and learn. Also boys have more trouble with English or languages which might be for the same reasons.

Never. It's not like you're only going to work with one gender when you get a job.

Working with the other gender gives you different perspectives and viewpoints, and can enable less biased discussion of certain topics.

Most of my friends are girls so this would be terrible tbh

Lord no

No. The world isn't segregated and people need to learn how to work with people of the opposite gender and hear their points of views on things.

no as a gay guy all of my friends were girls i hung out with guys sometimes but id always prefer to chill with girls even during my gym class ( boys & girls were segregated except for one or two exceptions ) i would go to the girls side whenever i could

No, i think that any kind of segregation between genders besides the obvious bathrooms/locker rooms/dressing rooms is stupid and ridiculous

No because I want to hear the perspectives of people of all kinds. In English or philosophy classes so much would be lost if genders were segregated for instance.

I'd literally make no friends if that happened.

Why? In real life, you'll see both female and male. Isn't school supposed to prepare you for the real world? In the real world, you have to deal with every type of people, so missing that 50% of the population is a bad thing. Plus, it helps boys and girls learn to communicate with each other.