Boys only/girls only schools
- Thread starter Jazzy
- Start date
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2015
- Messages
- 33,202
- Age
- 58
- Gender
- Female
- Religious Affiliation
- Lutheran
- Political Affiliation
- Conservative
- Marital Status
- Married
- Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
- Yes
I would have loved an all girls school growing up because most of the boys that lived near me were trouble makers and a distraction in class. The girls mainly got along until the age of 12 when bullying began.
- Joined
- Jul 13, 2015
- Messages
- 14,955
- Location
- Somewhere Nice Not Nice
- Gender
- Male
- Religious Affiliation
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Married
- Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
- Yes
I went to an all-boys school. From the perspective of academic education it was great because for the most part we could focus on learning rather than impressing the girls in the class. From a social education perspective it really wasn't very good because it meant few opportunities to interact with girls. I knew several people who went to all-boys schools and who didn't have sisters or female cousins who found it hugely awkward trying to figure out how to interact with girls when they went to university.
NerdGirl123
Well-known member
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2020
- Messages
- 506
- Gender
- Female
- Religious Affiliation
- Non-Denominational
- Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
- Yes
Meh. I can see why it can work, in helping reduce the distraction of trying to flirt with/impress the other sex. But personally, I would have hated it, since I'm a tomboy and I don't relate well to other girls at all.
Alexander
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2020
- Messages
- 160
- Gender
- Male
- Religious Affiliation
- Other Religion
- Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
- Yes
Gender only schools shouldn't be made mandatory. It should continue to be the choice of the parent. I can see that distraction could be decreased and students may be able to focus more.