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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So NSC help girls concentrate in class?[/quote]

That's one argument for the benefits of single-sex education for girls, yeah -- not just concentrating, but not worrying about what boys in their classes will think (whether they're afraid of seeming "too smart," or reluctant to raise their hand in case they end up looking foolish in front of a boy they like).

Also, in single-sex schools for girls, all the leadership positions in student government, clubs, etc., are held by girls.

This is an advocacy group for single-sex education, so not unbiased, but they offer some arguments as to the benefits for girls: http://www.singlesexschools.org/research-forgirls.htm

I've seen how much defining gender matters in my daughter's preK and K classes -- they are so preoccupied with defining gender roles ("girl things" and "boy things") and policing who does what, and I spend more time than I'd like trying to undo that. It gets more subtle as kids get older, but it doesn't go away. The idea is that single-sex education shields kids from that to some extent.

FWIW, I went to NCS (in the dark ages, a/k/a the '80s), and based on that experience I think single-sex education offers a lot of benefits for girls (and not so many for boys). I chose NCS over GDS because, at the time (=when I was 10), I was a little put off by the "hippie" vibe at GDS. However, in summer programs and at college I met a bunch of great, smart people from GDS, and I have a very positive impression of the school.

For a daughter, I'd really be torn between the two schools, and I might well leave the decision to her. (For a son, I'd pick GDS over StA, no question.)[/quote]

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