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Single-sex Education:

Single-sex Education:. Should males and females be seperated in public schools? by Shal Blevins and Adrienne Smith. What is the current status of gender issues in the public schools?.

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Single-sex Education:

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  1. Single-sex Education: Should males and females be seperated in public schools? by Shal Blevins and Adrienne Smith

  2. What is the current status of gender issues in the public schools? According to the National Association of Single-Sex Public Education, there are at least 445 single-sex classrooms across the country and at least 95 single-sex schools as of 2009

  3. Single-gender classrooms and single-gender schools . . . what's the difference? • single-gender classrooms exist in co-educational schools and are subject to more guidelines • single-gender schools house only one gender and are subject to fewer guidelines

  4. Single-sex classrooms must: provide co-educational      alternatives must conduct a review every 2 years provide a rationale for implementing single-sex classes Single-sex schools must: provide co-educational alternatives must conduct a review every 2 years Restrictions for Single-Sex Education on Public Classrooms andSchools

  5. Legal History of Single-Sex Education • prior to 2004  single-sex public schools were not allowed  •  in 2004, federal regulatory changes were made allowing public schools to implement single-sex education  •  Department of Education put forth new regulations governing single-sex education

  6. The Reasoning Behind Single-sex Education • boys and girls learn differently  • distractions can be prevalent • key social and emotional differences • teachers interact differently with boys and girls 

  7. What evidence is there that boys and girls learn differently? • Study indicated that boys were less likely to graduate from high school or college or perform well on standardized tests •   57% of all degrees awarded went to females •  a study showed only 37% of boys in a co-educational class passed the state writing test •  those in single-sex classes passed at a rate of 86% • differences include use of space, need or lack of need of movement, and willingness or unwillingness to collaborate

  8. March 3, 2009 interview with Dr. Leornard Sax on the Today Show with Matt Lauerhttp://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29480854#29480854

  9. "Simply knowing that there are sex-typical patterns of performance on cognitive tests and seeing how male and female brains differ don't permit the conclusion that the brain differences are the cause of the cognitive differences or vice versa.  To infer a brain-behavior relationship, we need (a) evidence that links those portions of the brain that differ by sex to sex-typical differences on cognitive tasks and (b) a good theory (one that can be falsified) that predicts or explains the relationship." Diane Halpern, 2004 president of the American Psychological Association and author of Sex Differences and Cognitive Abilities

  10. Teachers and Single-sex Classrooms • male teachers emulate much of young boys' exuberance and foster educational strategies  •  female teachers show respect for girls' sensitive and emotional nature • having teachers of the same sex often promotes activities and areas of interest

  11. What are the benefits of single-sex schools and classrooms? •  fewer behavior issues  •  increased participation and attention span •  fosters attitudes of sister and brotherhood •  increased academic achievement • maximization of educational benefits •  better education for low-income students •  emphasis on learning rather than socialization • more opportunities for girls to excel in typicallymale-oriented professions

  12. Co-Educational Classrooms:  Distractions and Social and Emotional Differences • children tend to be fascinated, preoccupied or embarrassed around the opposite sex, particularly during adolescence • learning in single-sex classrooms tends to be more focused when not in the presence of the opposite sex

  13. What are the drawbacks? • single-sex education reinforces gender stereotypes.   • "A boy who has never been beaten by a girl on an algebra test could have some major problems having a female supervisor."  • attitude that "boys must be bullied and girls  must be coddled"

  14. Drawbacks continued . .  . . • focus on single-sex education takes efforts away from eliminating racial and socioeconomic disparities • areas of curriculum in need of revision are often overlooked • separating students by gender could lead to racial and religious divisions • teachers may not have adequate training

  15. What do the kids think about single-sex schools and classrooms?

  16. References Editorial Projects in Education.  "Single-gender school       houses."  Drawing.  edweek.org  24 June 1996.  19        September 2009.        <blogs.edweek.org/.../2008/05/singlesex_ed_1.html>. Kumar, P.  "Kids enjoying music."  Cartoon.       grandmagrandpas.com  2008.  19 September 2009.         <http://www.grandmagrandpas.com/after_school_club.html> Medina, Jennifer.  (2009, March 11).  Boys and Girls     Together, Taught Separately in Public Schools [Electronic       version].  The New York Times, p.24. McPherson, S.  "Teachers."  Cartoon.       globalconnections2008.ning.com  2009.  19 September 2009.        <http://globalconnections2008.ning.com/>. Mt. Lebanon School District.  "School house."  Drawing.  mtlsd.org  31 October 2000.       19 September 2009.  <http://www.mtlsd.org/foster_elementary/>. National Association of Single Sex Public Education.  (2006-      2008).  The legal status of single-sex public education.       Retrieved September 17, 2009, from  http://www.singlesexschools.org/legal.html.

  17.   Bracey, G.  (2007, February).  The success of single-sex education is still unproven.      Education Digest, 72 (6), 22-26.  Retrieved September 15, 2009 from Academic     Search Premier database. Flannery, M.  (2006, April).  No girls allowed.  NEA Today,    24 (7), 32-33.  Retrieved September 17, 2009, from    Academic Search Premier database. Hughes, T.  (2006-2007).  The advantages of single-sex education.  National Forum of      Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 23 (2), 11.  Retrieved            September 16, 2009, from ERIC database. PSD Graphics.  "Male and female relationship  sign."       Drawing.  psdgraphics.com  16 June 2009.  19 September      2009.  <http://www.psdgraphics.com/tag/psd/page/4/>. Single-sex public education.  (2007).  State Legislatures, 33       (10), 12.  Retrieved September 16, 2009, from Academic       Search Premier database Single-sex education spreads.  (2008, October 13).  USA      Today, p. 12a.  Retrieved September 17, 2009, from      Academic Search Premier database. References Continued.....

  18. Still going.... Cox, D.  "Female scientist testing chemicals."  Cartoon.        wackystock.com  19 September 2009.        <http://www.wackystock.com/details/clipart/5558       _female_scientist_testing_chemicals.html> National Curriculum.  "Aisha's reflections of single-sex       education."  Photo.  curriculum.qcda.gov.uk  19 September       2009.  <http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/key-stages-3-and- 4/assessment/nc-in-action/items/english/9/487.aspx>. Panetta, L.  "Iraqi children at school."  Photo.  crs.org  2009.         19 September 2009.  <http://gifts.crs.org/self- sufficiency/iraq.cfm>.

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