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missrunway

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okay so i have heard that scientists say that students work better in classes of the same gender, but some people say that this is not true, what do you guys think about having single gende classes? i was in a single gender class for the last 2 years because my school test drove the idea, sadly there won't be any single gnder in grade 8, but i had a great time and i agree that our school marks are better then the ones we had in co-ed, firstly, mny were able to be themselves and there were no boys to outshine them, bu i also see this as a pro because we have no competion within the class with boys (outside class is another story..... :) )

so do you agree, disagree?

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I think this is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard but I'm looking at the evidence right now so that I can evaluate it - it certainly seems like an archaic idea. I would never attend an all school sausage fest, but maybe that's just me. IB is about diversity and different perspectives which is pretty difficult under a single gender environment. School is not just about academia, in my opinion, it is also a social experience where you get to appreciate other views especially from the opposite sex and other parts of the world. I would not guinea pig this experiment at all since the evidence I have seen is only qualitative. Please link me to any studies you know of for this old-ass idea.

I don't agree, obviously :( . But I'll keep an open mind while I examine the evidence.

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check this out http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/genderand...ding/singlesex/

As I expected it's an attempt to make a generalized learning stereotype based on a fairly weak indicator, gender. No individual differences are taken into account, it's definitely possible that some males and females learn in the same way. So, lobby against this kind of crap at your school missrunway, don't be afraid of boys - most of us don't bite :( .

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lol, yes boys do make school interesting, i remember the play we had to do during second term for drama and our class and the guys class had so much fun trying to see if the guys were better then the girls, this is something that may not happen next year in co-ed.... :( ...

but i think that being in single gender will help some girls next year with her confidence because many who were shy and stuff broke out of their shells and hopefully thi will help thm next year and in high school, etc. single gender has some pros and cons and so does co-ed.

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We had seperate classes for a while when i was 12 i think, and back then it worked very well, people were more concentrated and working harder, and the noisy guys weren't being as noisy as usual and that kind of stuff. So i think it can work, but it might not be that much fun as sometimes guys and girl have very different opinions about stuff and i think you can learn something from each other, variaty is a good thing. We also have only guys in my math HL class at the moment as no girls picked math HL, and i must say it works great so far, now i can't say if that is due to that we are just guys or that we are math HL, i think there is a tendency for math HL to be a tight group of people (everyone also has physics and most of us share other classes aswell)

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bleh this is hard.

I THINK. as a female, i can't possibly imagine a whole classroom full of girls.

i think i'd faint from all the pressure. you know how girls are very intense (well those who are determined tend to be VERY determined)

and they're very manipulative, cunning, and competitive. whereas i think with a mix,actual collaboration seems to take place, no? ;)

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I don't agree xsandralee . I think it is a stereotype...I mean, not all girls are cunning and competitive. Some of them are, some of them are really very helpful and are always there for you (whether they are your friends with them or not). But, as I said, now I am going to taste the waters and know whether a class of only girls is better than a mixed class. Time will tell...

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The real world (as already mentioned) has both men and women interacting, especially in the work place. If you don't get used to concentrating in school with a boy sitting next to you, you'll do horribly once you graduate. You have to learn how to focus even with the "distractions". Besides, it's more fun if you have co-ed.

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Ok this is exactly what we are doing in french right at the moment, and i was on the side of single gender classes. this was my conclusion to my (crappy) french homework- its been proven that higher class marks are achieved by children in single sexed schools; and in our current society, it's the marks that count! would you rather enjoy a social life you can have outside school anyway, or would you like to get the marks, learn to socialise with you own gender at the same time- voila half the work is already done- then get the job and money to do what you want to do? school is the only opportunity you will have to be educated at the most profitable time of your life in a way that determines your future- why waste it with flirting?

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We also have only guys in my math HL class at the moment as no girls picked math HL, and i must say it works great so far, now i can't say if that is due to that we are just guys or that we are math HL, i think there is a tendency for math HL to be a tight group of people (everyone also has physics and most of us share other classes aswell)

That's true. I'd say Math HL is or will be the most tight-knit group by the year's end, simply because there's so few of us. :)

I liked single-gender PE only because the teacher marked easier, thus most of us had high 90s. :)

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I think having 1 gender students in the class really helps. If there are only boys in one class, then you can concentrate well on studies in the class as you do not think that 'what that girl will think if i ask this to teacher?' and also there are no chances of you being distracted by any sweet beautiful smile. :P

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