Pros and cons of all boys catholic schools

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I don’t care if a school is all boys, but what I don’t like is when they teach their students that schools which accept girls are lesser-than. Some all boys schools are humble and focused on their mission. Others indoctrinate students from day one to think that they are superior because they do not allow girls. The toxic masculinity shows!

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Anonymous wrote:In laws all went to single-sex Catholic high schools. I would say the ranking from least well adjusted to more normal is:

-boys without sisters
-girls without brothers
-girls with brothers / boys with sisters

The boys from all-boy families who went to all-boys schools are clueless about women.

This resonates with me. My brother has 2 boys, and they go to an all-boys Catholic HS, and both play baseball. He/they would say it is a very positive experience. They love the community and camaraderie, and I can see it through the photos he shares, social media, etc. But, the boys are also in the 'manosphere' culture, which they are happy with, but wouldn't be a fit for our family.

They may love it, but that doesnt mean they are better or better off there. Have them check in in 20 years and see what they would say.

Given the long standing commitment and support of our Jesuit school from alumni, I think the numbers speak for themselves.

Those alumni attended in a different era, when less was expected of men in this respect over the long haul.

“Less was expected?”

You haven’t known many old-timey Jesuits, have you?

Emphasis on "in this respect." The issue at hand being operating in a world where men & women have to function together in college, university, and the workplace. Old-timey Jesuits aren't exactly known for having had much experience with any of that, whatever their other accomplishments may have been, historically.

What are you even talking about at this point? I know so many men like that and they are very successful family oriented men. So, they are actually known for that.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm having trouble understanding why a parent wouldn't want their boys learning to be comfortable with a co-ed learning environment, given that colleges, graduate schools, and workplaces all tend to include both men and women. A child coming out of a single sex environment will always, necessarily, be less well prepared for the real world.

And nobody worries about girls at an all girls school not knowing how to deal with men.

Why are you assuming that I'd have this concern about an all boys school and not about an all girls school?

Because colleges include men and women but no concern was expressed for the oppressed women who haven't been around boys until college.

To quote my original comment: "A child coming out of a single sex environment will always, necessarily, be less well prepared for the real world." I don't think boys coming out of an all-boys environment OR girls coming out of an all-girls environment are as well prepared as they should be for what comes next. The transition to college is already a challenging one, I see no reason to make it yet more challenging for my children.

I know plenty of kids coming out of co-ed schools ill prepared for college, probably more than half of high school seniors. That people are worried about boys coming from all boys schools might find college challenging is highly amusing. Thanks for the laugh.

Sure, there are plenty of ways a student might end up ill-equipped for college. Why add to that list unnecessarily?

Because it’s a made up issue. It’s not your cup of tea and that’s fine.

It is not a made up issue. This thread is supposed to be about pros and cons. If folks dont want to hear about cons, start a new thread that is all boys school pros only (and we dont want any disagreement). I think most folks reading this want differing opinions to inform their decision.

You have no facts just opinions. Coed schools have a lot of coed issues which can be a major distraction. So, there’s that.

Yes - and coed environments as a collective are much bigger contributors to the problem of “toxic masculinity.” You can get rid of all the all-boys schools without making a dent in that problem.

On what grounds are you saying that coed environments are "much bigger contributors" to that problem?

On grounds that ~99% of schools are coed and most purveyors of what one might describe as “toxic masculinity” are products of coed institutions.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

There have been several recent cases of this at co-ed schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

well no. Because they are more adapted to being around girls/women.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

There have been several recent cases of this at co-ed schools.

cases of what?

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

well no. Because they are more adapted to being around girls/women.

So nothing bad happens to women in a co-ed school because the men are so well adapted. Fascinating.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

There have been several recent cases of this at co-ed schools.

cases of what?

Teachers assaulting students.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

well no. Because they are more adapted to being around girls/women.

So nothing bad happens to women in a co-ed school because the men are so well adapted. Fascinating.

kind of getting off the all boys subject but females are 2nd class citizens in the catholic church. Objectively. Secondly, this is about pros and cons of all boys schools. If they can't have attractive female teachers because they will be harassed by students, I think that's a con all the way around.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

well no. Because they are more adapted to being around girls/women.

So nothing bad happens to women in a co-ed school because the men are so well adapted. Fascinating.

This poster definitely thinks he's talking to just one other commenter here. Makes for a funny (and somewhat sad) read . . .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

Fair point!

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

well no. Because they are more adapted to being around girls/women.

So nothing bad happens to women in a co-ed school because the men are so well adapted. Fascinating.

This poster definitely thinks he's talking to just one other commenter here. Makes for a funny (and somewhat sad) read . . .

Your participation is not required. It’s not a very interesting discussion just hypotheticals and guesses.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think there’s a difference between all boys schools with both men and women teaching versus just men?

I don't want to speak for all all boys schools but some can't have attractive female teachers for obvious reasons. Just keeping it real.

Hah!

Not sure its funny. Just kind of speaks to the environment.

This makes sense - but an attractive female teacher will be just as distracting to the males at a coed school.

well no. Because they are more adapted to being around girls/women.

So nothing bad happens to women in a co-ed school because the men are so well adapted. Fascinating.

This poster definitely thinks he's talking to just one other commenter here. Makes for a funny (and somewhat sad) read . . .

Your participation is not required. It’s not a very interesting discussion just hypotheticals and guesses.

If you have any real statistics to present, by all means. Given that you clearly work for one of these schools, you must have them at your fingertips!