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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Boys can be themselves and [b]never have to worry or learn how to act around girls/women[/b].

and you consider that to be and advantage?[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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