The A+ Activist

It seems as though that is what Georgia county school district is shooting for. Greene County is separating the boys from the girls because as it stands, keeping them together doesn’t seem to work as far as school success is concerned.

Even though they’ve been advised by a leading expert in single-sex schools the district is going to forge ahead.

OK, seriously, I suppose you could look at it with a “What more do we have to lose?” attitude but when you do that, then you are pretty much admitting that your school district can’t perform as it should.

That might be true, but it is really a reason we need to separate the boys from the girls? You can read the full article here but I would like to point out one thing that irritated me:

McCollough pointed to research showing that boys and girls learn differently, and said separating them will allow teachers to tailor their lessons. Also, boys won’t misbehave as much because they will no longer be trying to impress the girls, and the girls will be more likely to speak up in class because they won’t be afraid to look smart in front of the boys, he said.

Does anyone see something wrong with that statement? No? Alright perhaps it’s just me then…

I agree that boys and girls do learn differently but then again my boys don’t learn the same as each other. And impressing the girls aside, and girls being afraid to speak up? I think those are pretty flimsy excuses for segregating children. How are boys and girls supposed to learn to socialize with each other if they aren’t permitted to be in the same class together? I don’t understand the logic behind that and maybe someone can explain it to me.

Even though the sub-headline states that it’s a measure to also prevent teen pregnancies, I didn’t see anything in the article about those concerns. (And I’m sorry but if teens want to have unprotected sex, they don’t need to be in the same school together).

I just wonder how successful this will be. They’ve made this decision district-wide and under Federal law, the district is making this move to include every school in the district. A move which some question as being illegal because it leaves the parents with no option for coed education and that… well doesn’t that teach children much about upholding the law now does it?

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