Teachers valued boys' comments more than girls' comments. Teachers responded to girls with a simple nod or an OK, but they praised, corrected, helped, and criticized boys. Boys were encouraged to solve problems on their own, but teachers helped girls who were stuck on problems. I enjoy seeing girls participate so much in class discussions. And, like it or not, girls seem to talk more in class in an all-female school.
Anecdotal evidence seems to support the benefits of single-sex high school classes.
But Anita P. Davis, Ed. D., director of teacher education at Converse College, a private liberal arts college for women, told Education World that research doesn't support that view. A Critical Look at Single-Sex Education for Girls . Single-sex education is not necessarily better than coeducation, that report noted. According to the report, boys and girls thrive on a good education, regardless of whether the school is single-sex or coeducational.