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In many countries today, parents are able to choose to send their children to single-sex schools or co-educational schools. Some people think that children going to single-sex schools have disadvantages later in life.

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Around the world, it is usually decided by parents whether to send their children to single
gender
school
 or a mixed
gender
school
. It is understood by many that studying in a single sex
school
 has
tremendous negative impact
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a tremendous negative impact
 on a young child’s life when they have grown up. I completely agree with
this
 side of the argument. In
this
 essay I will discuss the problems faced by both male and female students.
Firstly
, one major drawback faced by the boys having studied in a single
gender
school
 is uneasiness while communicating with the opposite
gender
. They find it difficult to open up and communicate with girls.
This
 often leads to a lot of trouble in their later years. They face severe mental pressure when they enter institutions and colleges as they often feel left out. Girls from same sex schools
also
 face difficulties. They feel less confident when they pass out from schools and join universities which have people
from
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of
 both the genders. As they have never interacted with males, they often feel dominated by the large number of men in college or workplace. They prefer being isolated or surrounded by the same
gender
 members, which does not contribute to a healthy workplace. To sum up, I believe that studying in a single sex
school
 does not prepare students for the real world. Children of
such
 schools encounter a lot of problems in life in the areas of communication and confidence, compared to the ones studying in co-educational schools

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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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