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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught at an all-girls school in this area for years.  There are many positive aspects of single-sex education, and the girls themselves were wonderful and worked so hard.

I would not, however, make that choice for my own daughters -- especially one as homogenous as my school.  When you take a group of students of the same gender and of mostly the same background, socio-economic status, race, ambition, and academic capabilities, what you get is unbelievably unhealthy competitions, self-images, and behaviors.

[b]Some alumnae remain close to a few teachers, but there's an obvious pattern that it takes most graduates years (as in, around age 35) to get to a place of feeling positive about their experience.  Think about it.  Do the alumnae you know actually talk about their school with any affection? [/quote][/b]

They do at my daughters’ school. The glowing reviews of the alumni was one of the reasons we chose it.[/quote]

Which glowing reviews?  The conversations that the admissions office lined up for you?  Or had as testimonials in marketing videos and viewbooks?   [/quote]

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