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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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…[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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