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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My boys went coed through 8th, all boys for high school, and co ed for college. Why do you think those 4 years, where the girls are far more mature than the boys, are a crucial, or even good time, for them to be interacting in the classroom? My boys had friends who were girls while in high school. They were in coed activities outside of school. Going to a boys' school was no handicap to interacting with women outside of dating. Actually, not a lot of dating goes on in high school these days anyway.

I actually think it gave them the time and space to grow up and become themselves without worrying all day long about how girls' viewed them, and if they liked them, or dealing with (lets face it) mean girl dynamics targeted at boys, etc. I liked that they could leave all that aside when in the high school classroom and focus on the class. Maturity evens out by college, so the coed environment there is far more important to how they will interact with women in the working world. There is nothing "real world" about the high school years.[/quote]

Our son also went coed through 8th grade.  We chose an all boys school for high school for the same reason as the above poster; boys mature at a different rate than girls.  He is very bright and an excellent student, but girls were too much of a distraction for him.  His boarding school had numerous "mixers" with girls boarding school, so there are a lot of opportunities for the boys and girls to socialize.  We think a single sex educational environment with coed social activities works well.  He has all summer to interact with girls, but he will be back in an all male environment for the coming school year.  [/quote]

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