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    Where The Mild Things Are: First thought: "Fat acceptance comes in an envelope?!" Second thought: Gah, I'm stupid. Third thought: But....if this trend continues, what will ... more »
    sybann: It wouldn't be an issue if we could keep class size small. Student to teacher ratio is everything when it comes to paying attention to each child, the... more »
    nessalicious: But why are we assuming that these children won't interact with anyone outside of school? I went to a girl's school from 11 to 18, yet I also had neig... more »
    Rare Affinity: I went to a single sex High school and most of my primary school years were single sex. When we did merge in the final year of junior school I was giv... more »
    stoprobbers: I really liked my co-ed school. It was a normal public school, in a county with above-average public schools (lucky me). Nothing ever seemed particula... more »
    LaComtesse: Ask yourself this question: would you segregate based on any other "important" factor? Race? Sexual orientation? Ethnic identity? Family income? If yo... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: The only single-sex education I've experienced is four years at a Catholic high school for women. I loved my time there, but looking back, I'm not sur... more »
    CrossWord: I just want to quickly chime in that I had a fantastic experience in single sex high school, and I think separating out at 6th grade instead of 9th wo... more »
    sequined: One problem my friends from all-girls schools have is that they assume that girls always care about boys. They would cite reasons like, "I didn't mind... more »
    SarahMC: It just really really worries me that people who go through a lifetime of single-sex education end up with notions about gender/sex that are even more... more »
    Alexis: I went to an all girl high Catholic high school and I found that girls there were just as sexually active as the friends I had from co-ed schools. The... more »
    Chamalla,barren crone: The district I worked in had two gender specific schools, both populated with kids who weren't succeeding anywhere else. In addition to the gender s... more »
    SarahMC: Girls do better when they're segretated from the boys, but single-sex ed is merely a good bandaid for the sexism against girls in coeducational settin... more »
    cactuswren: I wonder if some of the issues with single-sex SCHOOLS wouldn't be such a problem if it was single-sex classrooms within coed schools...that is to say... more »
    stealthird: Individual schools need to do what works for them. What works for a school in Tarrytown probably won't work for a school in the Bronx and vice-versa. ... more »
  • #schooldaze

    Same-Sex Education: The Separation Debate

    An increasing number of public schools are experimenting with single-sex classrooms. Some critics worry it reinforces stereotypes, but is it worth it? More »
  • #greysanatomy

    ABC & Grey's Anatomy Shut Down Lezebel Storyline