Some people think that it is better to educate boys and girls in separate schools. Others, however, believe that boys and girls benefit more from attending mixed schools. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In the present age, it is debated whether single-sex
education
is a more effective schooling practice than
mixed-sex
education
.
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the end with the conclusion. Convincing arguments can be made that
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education
enchances
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enhances
and homogenizes the campus.
Admiting
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Admitting
only one gender to an institution completely eliminates gender discrimination, empowering the voices of all
students
equally. Restricted admittance
also
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teachers to form a more tightly focused syllabus, by not having to account for some innate differences that come from different genders.
For example
, a discussion of the female literary character of Jane Eyre is much more useful and educational in an all-girl school.
Also
, the discussion would be more lively, since more
students
would feel involved, creating a positive learning environment for all present.
Therefore
, a uniform gender school would better suit its individual
students
for a better academic experience.
However
,
mixed-sex
schools
carry a socially educational aspect. Single-sex
schools
are often boarding
schools
as well, which means that
students
often limit their social circle quite drastically, especially prior to the advent of the internet. What
this
means is that when a student is ready to go out into the real world, their reduced social skills could not only harm them personally
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but professionally as well.
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is because
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jobs almost always require an interview, which would be much more difficult if one were not as cordial.
Mixed-sex
schools
, where a student can stand to encounter a normal sampling of their peers.
Thus
,
such
schools
provide an indirect, but no less vital part of youth
education
. Having considered both views I can on balance assert that both single and
mixed-sex
schools
carry different benefits, but I
personally
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of the opinion that the mixed school practice should stay as the default.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • co-education
  • gender segregation
  • peer pressure
  • academic performance
  • gender stereotypes
  • discrimination
  • social skills
  • teamwork
  • collaboration
  • diversity
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