We received 16 responses to our survey. Most people indicated that they had little to no knowledge of Single Sex Classes. However, most respondents indicated that they would not be supportive of single sex education.
We asked three questions in which respondents were asked to discuss their support (or lack thereof) for single sex education from a particular perspective. A representative sample of the responses we received appear below.
As a student, would you be supportive of single-sex classes for middle school and/or high school students? Please explain your answer.
No--"Most of my friends are of the opposite gender anyway, so I would want to be with my friends."
No--"I think part of learning is being able to interact with others, and if you limit students to only one sex, they won't gain that experience with dealing with the opposite sex."
Yes--"It can help students learn without the distraction of the opposite sex."
Yes--"It takes away some social pressures."
Yes--"I suppose some people will like it, and it's good for them. But not for me."
As a parent, would you want your child to participate in single-sex classes in middle school and/or high school? Why or why not?
Yes--"especially for a female because she would be able to learn and not lose her love for a subject because it is more of a boy subject or teachers don't call on girls."
Realistically?, no. Ideally?, yes.
No--"females think differently than males, my sons will need the earliest experiences with that they can get."
No--"I would want my student to build relationships with the opposite gender. They need to know how to function in society with them, so they need to be prepared early.
As a teacher, woudl you want to teach in a single-sex classroom at a middle school and/or high school? Why or why not?
Yes--"it would be an interesting environment, and it would allow for more specialized instruction"
Yes--"As long as I was of the same sex."
Yes and No--I can see it being easier for teacher to not have to deal with classroom love issues, but you have that much more of the same sex and not as interesting a mix of students."
No--"It makes the class boring."
No--"As a teacher, I wouldn't mind teaching a single-sex classroom, but if I had a choice, I would teach males because some are not that emotional and you could be a lot more strict than you could with females."
No--"As a male, if I had to teach in a single sex classroom, I would only accept an all male room. There are too many problems and accusations today that can happen, especially with an all girl room and a male teacher. I feel as though female teacher would only want to teach all female rooms, sometimes boys tend to resist authority when a lady is in charge."
Conclusion
It seems that most respondents have negative attitudes toward single-sex classes, and because they primarily have negative attitudes about it, they are not supportive of it.
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The purpose of this blog is to explore the question: How do single-sex classes affect students academically? socially? psychologically? Any input that you can provide is much appreciated!
