DISADVANTGES AND ADVANTAGES OF SINGLE- SEX EDUCATION

*Disadvantages :
+ The separation of the sexes seems old-fashioned
 It goes against the aims and the goal of feminists and liberal educators, which
is to provide fairness: to make sure boys and girls have the same educational
opportunities and are treated in the same
+ In single-sex schools, boys and girls can’t develop the ability to interact with one
another.
 Boys and girls can’t learn how to be comfortable with each other and also how
to compete with each other.
+ Single-sex schools don’t provide children with a smooth transition into the adult
world where men and women live together.
 Boys and girls cannot become prepared for a world in which they will work,
play, and live together as adults
*Advantages :
+ Values girls’ unique qualities — the qualities that make them different from boys
 Concentrate on higher-level, abstract thinking at an earlier age than boys can.
 Often work for longer periods of time.
 Enjoy collaborative learning activities and so they work well in groups
 as girls mature, they are often kind and cooperative, rather than competitive
+ Helps girls develop self-confidence
 Girls become more self-confident without the distraction and different learning
styles of boys.
 In a single-sex environment girls enjoy being leaders. They offer help to others
and they also ask for help when they need it
 But when girls are in the same classrooms as boys, they often lose their self-
esteem. Boys are sometimes louder and may jump up out of their seats and wave
their arms in people’s faces if they know the answer to a teacher’s question. a