Some people feel that children should be educated in single sex schools; others argue that mixed schools are better. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Education is the need of the hour,

however

the environment where the child is brought up

also

plays an important role in education and learning. In the recent times, many feel that children should be educated in co-ed schools,

however

, there are some who argue that single

sex

schools are better. In my perspective, co-ed schools

provides

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provide

by far more learning experience than single

sex

schools.

This

essay

gingerely

delineates both the viewpoints in the following paragraphs. There are people who are of the opinion that studying in a single

sex

school outweighs the advantages of studying in mixed schools. They argue that studying amongst the same

gender

might make the student feel safer as he/she would not be accustomed to the behaviour and varied physical attributes of the opposite

sex

. The student might

also

face less pressure in terms of fitting in with the opposite

gender

. Puberty is considered to be the most tiring time of

one

's life

;

Accept space

;

it is at

this

time when

one

experience changes in terms of mental, emotional and physical appearances. At

this

time, children might face varied emotions which might not be understood by them,

this

in turn could lead to confusion, embarrassment and frustration. Single

gender

schools might make the transition to adolescence a tad more comfortable

,

Accept space

,

as everybody would be going through similar body changes. For

eg

. A study of public schools in the villages in India has shown that girls in the age group of 11-16 years were more likely to quit school as they were

embarassed

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

impressed

with the physical changes their body goes through during puberty.

On the other hand

, mixed

gender

schooling will prepare

one

for today's competitive world. A child who has had exposure to the opposite

gender

would not hesitate talking to them. It would

also

make it easier for them to stand for themselves and put forth their opinion. Co-ed

schooling

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schools

school

also

teaches the child to be more considerate and understanding

to

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of

the opposite

sex

. They

also

learn to be respectful and accommodating. To exemplify my point

further

, a research conducted in a small city called Pune, situated in India, shows that children who studied in co-ed schools were far more likely to voice their opinion in a crowd. To recapitulate, attending a co-ed or single

sex

school equally have their positive and negative impacts.

However

,

one

may not outweigh the advantages of the other.