Any truth to rumor that Gonzaga is making plans to go coed?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gonzaga will go coed the day Landon begins accepting boys.

Rude!!! Rivalries may be strong, but there are great guys at Landon. And, this whole post (if even legit) is a troll trying to push yield at either St. John’s or Prep.

Ha ha - it was funny. Lighten up a bit, would ya?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Say it isn’t so!

It’s not. Some boys are just trying to stir the pot.

[Anonymous]

Serious question -- Don't a lot of us send our kids to the single-sex schools just because that's what's available? Most parents and kids would probably prefer a co-ed school. We send our DD and DS to single-sex schools because they could not get admitted to the top co-ed schools to which they applied. (I know there's a stronger case for all-girls schools, but is there really a strong case for an all-boys school, other than tradition?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question -- Don't a lot of us send our kids to the single-sex schools just because that's what's available? Most parents and kids would probably prefer a co-ed school. We send our DD and DS to single-sex schools because they could not get admitted to the top co-ed schools to which they applied. (I know there's a stronger case for all-girls schools, but is there really a strong case for an all-boys school, other than tradition?)

Of course: focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question -- Don't a lot of us send our kids to the single-sex schools just because that's what's available? Most parents and kids would probably prefer a co-ed school. We send our DD and DS to single-sex schools because they could not get admitted to the top co-ed schools to which they applied. (I know there's a stronger case for all-girls schools, but is there really a strong case for an all-boys school, other than tradition?)

You don’t need to add girls to a school so that they can civilize the boys, lady.

Many of us prefer single sex schools for our boys as well as our girls for high school. There’s obviously a big market for it too.

Plenty of coed schools for you - St John’s, Good Counsel, Maret, Burke, Sidwell, GDS, wash International , Sandy Spring Friends, Potomac - the list is endless.
Your kids couldn’t get into any of those??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Say it isn’t so!

It’s not. Some boys are just trying to stir the pot.

The premise of this is silly.

Landon is in no way a rival of Gonzaga’s. The schools serve different communities, largelY different areas and rarely play one another in the major sports.

Gonzaga has always viewed St Johns and the other WCAC schools as rivals and somethes brother Jesuit school, Georgetown Prep.

[Anonymous]

No way, all the schools would trounce them in sports if they had 1/2 as many boys.

Girls can't even be in the stands with these boys because of the atrocious behavior .... you can't subject girls to that in a school setting.

[Anonymous]

What, in your opinons, are the advantages of single sex schools. My husband is opposed even though I would like our son to attend an all boys school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question -- Don't a lot of us send our kids to the single-sex schools just because that's what's available? Most parents and kids would probably prefer a co-ed school. We send our DD and DS to single-sex schools because they could not get admitted to the top co-ed schools to which they applied. (I know there's a stronger case for all-girls schools, but is there really a strong case for an all-boys school, other than tradition?)

It's for boys that can't control their hormones and only see women as an object of sexual desire instead of a person.

Parents can't control their boys so they send them to coed to "focus on schoolwork".

Of course they are never socialized to treat women as equals so there is that problem.

[Anonymous]

so they don't sent them to coed^^^^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What, in your opinons, are the advantages of single sex schools. My husband is opposed even though I would like our son to attend an all boys school.

Boys can be themselves and never have to worry or learn how to act around girls/women.

[Anonymous]

Gonzaga is not going co-ed.

There’s no economic pressure to do so, and there’s no place to put the girls. Unless, of course, the idea would be to reduce the number of boys.

It’s a ridiculous idea put forward by someone just trying to stir the pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gonzaga is not going co-ed.

There’s no economic pressure to do so, and there’s no place to put the girls. Unless, of course, the idea would be to reduce the number of boys.

It’s a ridiculous idea put forward by someone just trying to stir the pot.

This is exactly how your son will talk and think after going to Gonzaga.

[Anonymous]

Boys can be themselves and never have to worry or learn how to act around girls/women.

and you consider that to be and advantage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boys can be themselves and never have to worry or learn how to act around girls/women.

and you consider that to be and advantage?

Try and control your inclination to over-dramatize. The Gonzaga boys and other boys have plenty of time to interact with girls after school, on weekends, during vacations. School is 6 hours a day for 180 days a year.

Don’t insist everyone follow your preferences. And please don’t attempt to lecture. We know your viewpoint. We, who send our boys to schoools like Gonzaga, have chosen to reject it.