In some countries, boys and girls are educated separately after the age of about ten years old. Discuss this view and give your opinion.

In many countries around the world,

boys

and

girls

are educated together. There is a group of countries,

however

, that educate

boys

and

girls

separately.

This

is frequently done on religious grounds, but not always. Having

such

a system can produce various advantages and disadvantages. One of the principal reasons for educating

boys

and

girls

separately is that, if they are together, they can distract each other. After puberty,

boys

can be strongly attracted to

girls

and vice versa, and

this

can result in disruptive conduct in the classroom as,

for example

, they show off to one another. Separating

boys

and

girls

can

therefore

have the distinct advantage of reducing

this

disturbing behaviour.

However

, some teachers have pointed out that

this

model does not always work, and that separated

boys

and

girls

are equally disruptive in class, and sometimes more so. These teachers say that having the opposite sex in the classroom can actually improve behaviour. Many educators

also

believe that

boys

and

girls

have different learning styles and needs. Separating

boys

and

girls

can allow teachers to address these needs more easily. There is

also

a belief that

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schools allow gender stereotypes to be challenged and

therefore

education aspirations can be broadened. A major disadvantage of separating

boys

and

girls

in education is that the children miss important formative behavioural development when they do not have interaction with the other gender on a regular basis.

This

can lead to shyness and, more seriously, dysfunctional relationships later in life. Some people

also

feel that

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schools can promote gender stereotypes rather than reducing them. In conclusion, I feel that children should be educated

all together

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,

although

I would respect a system in which they are separated due to religious beliefs. My personal opinion is that different genders should learn to interact together from an early age, as

this

would allow them to develop healthy working relationships with each other.