Thursday, September 17, 2015

Fight Club: Campaign to Get Rid of Single-Sex Classrooms (9/17/15)

Pros:

  • It takes out the gender stereotype
    • Women head towards math and analytical paths, and vice versa with men towards literature
  • Men and women learn better in different environments
    • "Girls cannot leave it to boys to dissect the frog, and boys can't leave it to girls to edit the newspaper."
  • Men go to a male only school to learn be gentlemen better
  • Statistically, girls who go to co-ed schools don't lean towards analytical career paths, which is exactly the opposite for women how attend female only schools.


Cons:

  • If you separate by gender, men and women can't learn from each other
    • Isolating by gender will give people a different insight on the world
  • "Girls cannot leave it to boys to dissect the frog, and boys can't leave it to girls to edit the newspaper." 
    • If you separate them, then you're avoiding the problem instead of facing it hands on
      • Prepares them for the future
      • It may not seem like the best thing for them at the time, but in reality, nothing is better
  • High school is the foundation for the real world, so high school should be consistent with reality
  • Better test scores-- why are they relevant?
    • Is it proven that better test scores will set men and women up better in reality?
  • There aren't any well-designed research that proves that single-sex education improves academic achievement
  • There is good evidence that sex segregation increases gender stereotyping and "legitimizes institutional sexism"
Moderator:
  • What do you guys think about the comparison of the gender organization and race organization?
    • Pro and Con: The segregation issue is separate from gender organization
      • Both sides agree that men and women are created equal, the gender organization isn't part of a race issue.
  • Do you think co-ed education affects society and how people conduct themselves professionally?
    • Pro: It takes out the whole "popularity" feel
    • Con: Co-ed kind of tames men and women from acting out
      • There isn't necessarily anyone you want impress in an all men/all women school

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