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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I completely agree with your initial instinct OP. I also went to an all girls school in DC and feel very strongly about my son not going to an all boys school, and he has an older sister (which I agree helps).

I also think the need for physical activity by the time they're in high school can be filled by sports after school. It's not like they will be on the jungle gym at recess.
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I was just about to say something very similar. My DS is an only child, smart and social, but on the more reserved side, especially with dating, etc. I felt very strongly that the better fit *for him* would be coed high school. That’s what I did and I’m very happy with it, he’s now a first year in college.

I went to an all girls high school, not in this area. I have some close family members who each went to all boys high schools (a long time ago and not in DC, 4 different schools), and when I casually talked to any of them about it when we were starting to look at high schools 6 years ago, they all emphatically said they did not think highly of all the boys schools experience, on average. Personally, I wanted my son to have classes and regular life interactions with boys and girls all through high school.

So, I’m not coming here to say that all the all-boys high schools are all bad, toxic, etc. but I am coming here to say that I understand your hesitation and you know your boys, trust your instincts, perhaps you’ll make slightly different choices for each of your three boys, who knows.[/quote]

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