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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

And nobody worries about girls at an all girls school not knowing how to deal with men.[/quote]
Why are you assuming that I'd have this concern about an all boys school and not about an all girls school?[/quote]

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

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

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

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