Single Sex Schools Are Better for Education.

I will first refute some points and then move on to my positive case. "Go to any parent, including your own and ask them, what is it that they want for their child when he or she grows up. Most parents will say that they want to raise successful and good and learned human beings." "This statement assumes single-sex schools are the best choice for education" What I would like to point out is that, no where have I implied or assumed or even suggested that single sex schools are better for education in these two lines and no where have I talked about jobs hiring only one sex. They were just for introduction and getting my argument in the flow. When Dragonrule029 talks about homosexuality and how it will cause the same level of distraction as it will in co - education schools and students will be distracted no matter where they are, well this view is completely wrong. Why? Well, because not all students are homosexual and there is a 1% chance that one or two students will be and so how will this make other students distracted, the ones who are not involved and the ones who do not care? In co-ed schools everyone would be looking at each other and the level of distraction in these schools is incomparable to single sex schools and to homosexual students. And what are the chances that there are not homosexuals in co-ed schools? Boys and girls are interested in each other and define themselves by it as stated by Dragonrule029 but they could try for the football team or for the musical for a million other reasons not just because they are interested. They could also be doing it to impress someone or get the attention or to even become friends with someone, which proves my point correct which stated that students have different driving factors in co-ed schools and they deviate from their true paths just because the other sex is present. Even I agree that "Not everything that is done in schools is meant to "show-off" but is certainly influenced by the other sex and even that depends on how much interested they are or how much they like and want to impress each other which is not a good learning environment for them. Moving on to my positive case. My line of argument in this round is how both sexes are different and develop at different rates and thus need to be taught separately. Physically it is obvious we develop at different rates but so do our minds and thinking processes and decision making skills which need to be polished to prepare us for life. Firstly, I'll talk about girls. Simple statement: They are better off in single sex schools. Women in particular benefit from a single-sex education; research shows that they participate more in class, develop much higher self-esteem, score higher in aptitude tests, are more likely to choose "male" disciplines such as science in college, and are more successful in their careers. In the USA Who"s Who, graduates of women"s colleges outnumber all other women; there are only approximately 50 women"s colleges left in the States today. Both sexes are in dire need of the proper attention and this can only come if you are in a single sex school and with no distraction and hindrances. This is coming from someone who goes to an all boys school. If boys and girls are taught separately and the curriculum and teaching was tailored to their needs, drop-out rates would not be so high. Co-educational schools attempt to establish uniformity in the teaching of two groups, boys and girls, who typically learn and develop at different speeds and using different methods. Since both have different growth rates, these needs to be catered to and handled with care and attention which is not possible in a co-ed school where every student of both sexes need attention. As a result some aspects of a student may not developed and cause hindrances in their life and make them lag behind the others.