For people who did all boys or all girls what did/do you think of it?
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Anonymous
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How was the student body did your kid want to be near the opposite sex more
And would you do it again? |
Anonymous
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My DD did co-ed through 8th and then went to an all girls high school. She will go to a co-ed college. I think this is perfect and wouldn’t change a thing. I am a big believer in the power of an all girls education. I also am a fan of an all boys education, even though I don’t have a son. Though I think it is way more important for girls to have a single sex education.
It is more important than ever: with the Trump administration’s attack on DEI (removing information about women and minority accomplishments from museums etc), electing a president who has said he grabs women by the pu$$y, and rolling back abortion rights. I want my DD to be in a place where women are valued and lifted up. DD started during the Biden Admin, but I’m gespecially grateful she’s there now… |
Anonymous
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I did it for my son and loved it. He’s more bookish and probably would’ve been eaten alive in a coed setting. You generally see more posturing in coed schools—he would’ve been the kind of kid someone picked on just to look cool.
Even as someone who graduated from an all-girls school (I transferred in 10th grade), I noticed a difference. Girls would get louder around boys or act meaner near them. But in an all-girls school, we all just hung out and were normal. If I had to do it again, I definitely would. |
Anonymous
I’m the product of an all girls’ education and my sons are at an all-boys’ school. There is definitely value for both girls and boys in single sex education. For girls, there are still stereotypes, held even by female teachers, about what girls can and can’t do. In the self-conscious teen years in coed environments, girls often play down their intelligence because they don’t want to intimidate boys. Seeing older girls hold all the leadership students and being the top students molds girls’ expectations and confidence in a positive way. When I went to a co-ed college after being in an all-girls’ environment, I was surprised at how timid most of the other women were about speaking up in class or debating ideas with aggressive boys. This was a HYP school and the women weren’t dumb, just used to playing second fiddle to boys. Now with the way education has changed, it’s become more intolerant of the way boys behave and learn. Girls are way ahead in EF development and will knock boys way back. The school environments and expectations are geared towards girls and boys are treated like they are disruptive exceptions. Being in a school where the teachers get boys is great for them, and they’re also freer to explore and do things that might get side eyes in coed settings. Chorus, drama, art are all populated by boys. Aside from all that dating and rivalry over girls is less of a focus. It means they can channel more of their energy on academics. |
Anonymous
| DD is a freshman at an all girls school. She was uncertain how she would feel about single-sex, but after three short weeks she said she absolutely loved it. And continues to say how amazing it is. |
Anonymous
| This is encouraging, we are planning on all boys for my sons |
Anonymous
| DS has been at an all boys school 6-8th grade and we are staying for HS. I can’t say enough good things about it. They have male faculty who mentor the boys and really get to know them. I think that they really understand where the boys are developmentally and help them to become good men. My son feels much more freedom to try new things than he would if girls were watching! |
Anonymous
| I went to an all girls school and at the time I hated it. Socially it was not great and I longed to go to a “normal” school like in teen movies. Transitioning to college was a little tricky. That said, I am extremely successful as an adult and I don’t know that I would be who I am today without having had that school environment. It fostered a lot of confidence in my ability to achieve things. I just wish it hadn’t come at the expense of having fun as a teenager. Those years were lonely and hard—but I realize that was also just my specific experience. |
Anonymous
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All-male for HS (public school k-8).
I would def do it again! It was great for my kids. |
Anonymous
| Depends a lot on the school. My daughter has loved her all girls school. I expect it wouldn't have been quite as great an experience at some of the other single sex options. |
Anonymous
| I had some reservations about all-girls for DD, but after talking to a bunch of women in my social circle who went to all-girls high schools I was all-in on it. Ask people you know! |
Anonymous
In .00001 seconds. All-girls school. So much nonsense out of the way. Time for boys etc after school and weekends. |
Anonymous
| Fifth year all boys, one more to go. Remains the right choice for our DS. He expressed curiosity about an all boys college he learned about at a college fair, but mostly because he was unaware there were all mens colleges. I think he’ll be really for coed when it’s time to start college |
Anonymous
| The day to day educational experience for DD was great. That said, without a strong outside social network, she did not develop friendships/relationships with boys. She’s slowly adapting in college, but in hindsight I think she would have been better off in a coed environment at least for HS. |
Anonymous
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We chose for all except the middle school years.
Would not change a thing. |