• more about #coeducation
    sequined: I am fairly sure that there have been studies and reports (I think featured on Jezebel) in the past that suggest that everyone learns better around gi... more »
    la.donna.pietra: The only anecdotal evidence I can provide is from Hogwarts. 3/4ths of those kids turned out okay. Clearly, the answer is to provide mixed-sex educat... more »
    Hecklerette: I went to an all girls high school. I can't trust my own observations of myself, but I feel OK. My brother went to hugely elite all male high school,... more »
    thehighshelf: it's not surprising that a dominant group, separated throughout their developmental lives from a minority group, can't relate to that minority group l... more »
    salthegeek: This explains ALLOT of things in my current life.... (Or why I end up in the Friend Zone with all my friends that are girls) more »
    theamazeeaz: Three things: 1. I did the single-sex thing for college. A women-only environment takes away any sense of gender roles, turning clubs and subjects in... more »
    salthegeek: Well , guess this is one more thing I annoy my dad with. ( I went to Catholic all boys school in a very GOP area, and I was the ONLY Muslim kid there... more »
    clevernamehere: This doesn't surprise me at all. I've noticed that guys with older sisters tend to understand women the best, followed (far behind) by men with young... more »
    shoroko: And while I can certainly buy that being socialized with girls from an early age helps boys with relationships later in life, I'm not sure that girls ... more »
    morninggloria: I hate to be a Debbie Downer on a lively discussion, but this is really a pretty Rich Person Problem. I grew up firmly in the lower middle class, and... more »
    rednrowdy: it seems like lucy hodges issue with her schooling was more about the kind of literature that was part of the curriculum. more »
    CollegeCamel: My family has always been mad into single-sex education, so here are my observations: -my dad went to all-boys schools until college. He is still mar... more »
    mypsychoticself: I'd like to see this study done with a different question. Instead of looking at the numbers of girls and boys, I'd like to look at the percentage of... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Broad brush here and personal observations, but when a 12-year-old girl likes a boy, celebrity or local, she'll learn everything about him. His favori... more »
    Cairn: Summary: Women in women-only institutions are smarter than women in co-ed institutions. Men in co-ed institutions are smarter than men in men-only ins... more »
    StuckInAnotherWorld: These results seem to be a little bit silly. Why are we stuck on trying to find a one-sized-fits-all approach for education? Some kids will do bet... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): As someone who attended an all-girls school till 16, a majority-boys public boarding school from 16-18, and am now at one of the only all-women colleg... more »
    PilgrimSoul: How completely bizarre is it to use divorce as a marker of personal fulfillment? Is this 1850? People make mistakes in their early lives, and then g... more »
    ManofReason: Personal story. I went to a formerly all male high school that went co-ed my junior year. And by co-ed, I meant I had a total of 3 girls in my class o... more »
    SarahMC: Patriarchy is bad for everyone. Boys schools seem to be old fashioned patriarch-factories whilst girls schools do a lot to lessen the effects of patr... more »
  • #genderstudies

    Are Single-Sex Schools Bad For Boys?

    A new study suggests single-sex schooling makes boys more likely to divorce — and even suffer "malaise" — when they grow up. But is single-sex schooling bad for girls as well? More »
  • #gettingschooled

    Are Single Sex Classrooms Good For Girls?