Students learn more and have a more complete understanding of the subject if the lcass is Co-Ed.

I would like to start off this round by rebutting my opponent's two points, and other rude comments that he made. He said that my points were just opinion and aren't hard facts. Opinion is what matters in controversial issues. Hard facts or statistics can be found to support both sides of any debate. In the second round, my opponent only provided statistics, which are not strong arguments. When my opponent said that my 1st point was clearly opinion, it is clearly not. It is common knowledge. Randomknowledge also twisted what I said. I said that even if you are in a single-sex class, you can still meet the other gender outside of school. However my opponent said, "Of course they won't (talk). Thus the point of a co-ed classroom." Just because they go to school with a single gender doesn't mean that they are their only friends. Another argument I made that my opponent twisted is when I said, ""And finally, when girls and boys are put together, they tend to grow up to fast. Why not let children be children for a little while? They have college, and their whole life ahead of them to grow up." My opponent said, "You just said that co-ed classrooms are inhibitors. You are contradicting yourself." How is that contradicting myself? In case my opponent doesn't understand, I will clarify. In co-ed schools, boy and girls grow-up fast because they are constantly together. However, they can meet after school, but they still won't be constantly together, just for some part of the day. Now I would like to rebut the points that my opponents made in Round 2. He said, "Current research shows that parents of students attending independent co-educational schools believe that a co-ed learning environment offers many benefits. A national survey conducted in 2005–2006 reveals that 79% of Canadian parents with children in independent co-ed schools heartily agree that these schools better reflect the diversity of our society and79% believe they better prepare students to eventually enter the workforce. In addition, 71% agree that these students are better prepared to succeeding post-secondary education." My opponent is contradicting himself in there. I will, unlike my opponent, say why that is a contradiction. Early in Round 2 he stated that my points were, "purely opinion", and that his points, "will actually be facts, hard facts". The point he just made was a poll, which is based on opinion. This poll is also not reliable fore many factors. Firstly it does not show equality. There is no controlled variable. Also, it is only based on independent schools in Canada, where circumstances are different than they are in the U.S. My opponent's second and final point was, "Research reveals that students at independent co-ed schools feel comfortable about who they are and have a healthy and positive attitude and self-image. In fact, 71% of students indicate that "It is easy for students at my school to find a group that they fit in with." The self-confidence expressed around fitting in enables students in a co-ed environment to perform to the best of their ability and get the most out of their educational experience." This point is weak because like I said before, it's a statistic. You can get statistics to support any side of the debate. This is one situation, in a specific area. However it is common knowledge that you have less social pressure in single-sex schools. You don't have to worry about what the other gender thinks, you are free to express yourself, and be carefree. In this round sum up some of my points since my opponent did not refute all of my previously stated arguments. Girls and boys get distracted in co-ed classes. They always worry about getting the other genders attention in class. This also leads to a lack of participation. They get shy and are afraid to talk in the presence of the other gender. Also, statistically, children do much better academically in single-sex classes. Another reason that single-sex schooling is better is because it focuses on a specific genders brain. The brain of a girl and a boy are designed differently and single-sex schooling caters to those needs. And finally we will have other instances to talk with the other gender. Being forced to talk with them all day puts social pressures on the child. In a co-ed school, suddenly a girl is worried about how fat she is or how her hair looks in school where she should be focusing on her studies. And Randomknowledge, I would like to suggest for you to elaborate on your rebuttals. You gave one sentence answers which were insufficient and vague. Also, spell check your arguments before you submit it. Thankyou again, Hereicome