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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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?

OK I'll bite. I think the PP worded it incorrectly. The boys at Gonzaga very much know how to act around girls/women. Why don't you ask any of the girls at the nearby Catholic schools or even public schools. In fact, I know a couple of my daughter's public school friends who are dating Gonzaga boys. The public school girls seem to prefer these boys over the boys in their public co-ed school for some reason.

The issue of having single sex education in high school is that it does eliminate the issue of students acting a certain way because of the presence of the opposite sex. These kids can focus better without all the distractions of developing hormones. It also eliminates some of the underlying causes of bullying. Did any of you see that series 13 reasons why? Remember how a lot of the issues had to do with sex and other dating issues within the school? These kids will be fine. They get to socialize with the opposite sex in a number of activities outside of school. My son was involved in theater and met many girls from the all girls schools...that worked out quite well for him. And now, in college, he has many female friends. The idea that boys who don't have girls in their classes will somehow never be able to take direction from women is also ridiculous. For one thing, Gonzaga has many many female teachers. My husband went to an all boys school and he is now a partner in a major law firm and he reports to a woman. He is totally fine with that and has the utmost respect for women in any role, whether it be in upper management, or the woman who cleans our house.

Maybe you should get 360 on some of these phones and see what is really going on.

"Prefer" or ... "that is the only person that would date them" I mean either comment drips of superiority, one way or another.

Can't you just see that there are issues everywhere and accept our own without pointing fingers at others or putting them down.

I don't think the PP was putting anyone down. You sound insecure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Perhaps the Baltimore Jesuit school will benefit as well... we can’t just have one all boys Catholic school ... sorry for discounting Saint Anselms and the Heights. But, they just don’t compare.

Also, Dematha.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

This just isn't true any more. I have kids in middle school, and they all want St. John's. None of them ever mention Gonzaga.

Thanks to UA funding a surge for St. John's, along with more DC parents being leery of sending their sons off to all-boys schools, the ground has shifted.

And there certainly are coed Jesuit high schools around the country. They aren't all about boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

This just isn't true any more. I have kids in middle school, and they all want St. John's. None of them ever mention Gonzaga.

Thanks to UA funding a surge for St. John's, along with more DC parents being leery of sending their sons off to all-boys schools, the ground has shifted.

And there certainly are coed Jesuit high schools around the country. They aren't all about boys.

So, does anyone actually know - were Gonzaga applications down this year?

[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?)

Not in my experience. Single sex was a conscious choice, not last resort.

[Anonymous]

So why shouldn't our girls get the benefit of a Jesuit Education?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So why shouldn't our girls get the benefit of a Jesuit Education?

There are plenty of Jesuit colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

This just isn't true any more. I have kids in middle school, and they all want St. John's. None of them ever mention Gonzaga.

Thanks to UA funding a surge for St. John's, along with more DC parents being leery of sending their sons off to all-boys schools, the ground has shifted.

And there certainly are coed Jesuit high schools around the country. They aren't all about boys.

This is inaccurate at our local Catholic school. Gonzaga was #1 choice for boys and always has been.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

This just isn't true any more. I have kids in middle school, and they all want St. John's. None of them ever mention Gonzaga.

Thanks to UA funding a surge for St. John's, along with more DC parents being leery of sending their sons off to all-boys schools, the ground has shifted.

And there certainly are coed Jesuit high schools around the country. They aren't all about boys.

This is inaccurate at our local Catholic school. Gonzaga was #1 choice for boys and always has been.

Of course!

This above is just wishful thinking from the St Johns boosters.

If they say it enough times people might start believing it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

PP here. No dog in that fight. Just an old gag from attending a rival school longer ago than I care to admit. No doubt there are fine people on both sides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

Lol. GottaRansacka will be dipping deep into the waitlist this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

This just isn't true any more. I have kids in middle school, and they all want St. John's. None of them ever mention Gonzaga.

Thanks to UA funding a surge for St. John's, along with more DC parents being leery of sending their sons off to all-boys schools, the ground has shifted.

And there certainly are coed Jesuit high schools around the country. They aren't all about boys.

This is inaccurate at our local Catholic school. Gonzaga was #1 choice for boys and always has been.

Of course!

This above is just wishful thinking from the St Johns boosters.

If they say it enough times people might start believing it.

The immaturity here is flabbergasting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine that this would be true. Good Counsel and St. John's had no choice. Gonzaga has had no problem filling their seats.

Gonzaga’s biggest problem is deciding who amongst the huge group that’s clamoring for admission gets in.

This isn’t a rumor. It’s an attempt to plant an idea. It’s sophisticated trolling.

There are plenty of schools for Catholic girls.

This just isn't true any more. I have kids in middle school, and they all want St. John's. None of them ever mention Gonzaga.

Thanks to UA funding a surge for St. John's, along with more DC parents being leery of sending their sons off to all-boys schools, the ground has shifted.

And there certainly are coed Jesuit high schools around the country. They aren't all about boys.

This is inaccurate at our local Catholic school. Gonzaga was #1 choice for boys and always has been.

Hi Bethesda mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why shouldn't our girls get the benefit of a Jesuit Education?

There are plenty of Jesuit colleges.

So by that logic it would be fine to make Gonzaga an all girls Jesuit school and allow our young men to get Jesuit Educations in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why shouldn't our girls get the benefit of a Jesuit Education?

There are plenty of Jesuit colleges.

So by that logic it would be fine to make Gonzaga an all girls Jesuit school and allow our young men to get Jesuit Educations in college.

Gonzaga is not going co-ed.

It’s not being discussed or considered.