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Chibuzor 1

Chibuzor Darl-Uzu
Trent Hudley
English 121
25 October 2013 Gender Segregation in Education The definition of single-sex education can be derived from the name. It is simply the education of only one type of gender in a classroom or learning environment. The history of single sex education dates back to England in 1890 (Smithers 1). This was the period in time where men would go to school and women stayed at home engaging in other domestic activities, making homes. Women did not attend schools. This has changed over the years. Women are now highly educated and work like men in all professions. This means that men and women have to learn in the classroom, in some instances together and in some others seperately. Education institutions became either all-boys, all-girls or co-ed. Co-ed institutions are where both male and female students are under the same learning environment. There have been arguments for and against co-education. Some people believe this type of education is not ideal for moral and strong academic focus. The believe is that when young people are brought together in the same learning environment, they get distracted by the opposite sex and engage in immoral activities. I believe differently, from my own experience. I have attended co-ed school all along. Education should include social skills that will allow you to function in a wider world; work places. These places are not divided into gender. Without interaction, real life experience and exposure to opposite genders, one is likely to be psychologically affected in the future. Chibuzor 2 The ambition of most young people is to get good education, find a good job, build careers and raise a family. The chances will be that an individual who has not mixed with the opposite sex will find it socially awkward to woo a woman or man. I’m not saying this is certain to happen to all children that attend single sex schools, but there is a possibility,



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