In some countries, girls and boys are educated in different schools rather than in the same school. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?
In many countries, it is common for girls and boys to be taught in separate schools. The consequences of
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and foremost, a single-gender school avoids the possibility of unwanted problems. Students can focus more and are more likely to work better in teams, as they will be able to coordinate easily with each other. Communication, between peers, is easier resulting in stronger relationships. Linking Words
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, whilst I was studying in Dubai, the school I was in, was divided into a boys section and a girls section, with both sections not being allowed to interact with each other which made conversations and communications easier. Being part of a friend circle was unchallenging.
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, the biggest drawback of segregating both sexes, is that it prevents men from becoming comfortable talking to the opposite sex. When teenagers get older, they get more inquisitive, and since they cannot interact with the girls, they tend to look for the Linking Words
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best alternative, which is online interaction, which will slowly lead to the viewing of adult content. Linking Words
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is skew their view of women. Other problems that arise, is that they will lack the skills to empathise with women, which is not corrected can lead to major problems in future, Linking Words
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as the failure to commit, inability to get married and many more.
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regard, as male students should be allowed to interact with female students in a carefully controlled environment so that they will learn to understand and respect each other at a very young age and Linking Words
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will help them foster lasting relationships later in life.Linking Words
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...