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Post by ladyandrearose on Apr 11, 2012 14:22:26 GMT -6
We just enrolled DD for kindergarten. (I can't believe it came so fast!) One option we were given was she could participate in a girls only kindergarten class. I have read some studies that support this kind of education because boys and girls learn differently. Do any of you mama's know anything about this or have had a child participated in this type of class? I'm curious to hear about some real experiences.
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Post by ReneeW on Apr 11, 2012 14:38:53 GMT -6
My niece went to an all-girls' school temporarily and LOVED it. She's 11 and had gone to a normal public school before that and just was thrilled with her all-girls' school. I went to an all-girls' school for one year overseas when I was a teenager. The nice thing about when kids are older is that there's none of that "oh I have to look cute for the boys" type thinking ... because there are no boys there to see your bad hair day. I don't know about the pros and cons when the kids are 5 or 6 years old.
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Post by sharon on Apr 11, 2012 15:54:01 GMT -6
Our default school for a while was a public boys only academy and there was no way we were doing that with our son. He does better in a mixed environment and I have my concerns about single gender classrooms, since all girls do not learn alike nor do all boys. That being said, I know some people are very gung-ho about single gender environments. I think it may just come down to what works for each child. If you child is stereotypical for their gender, I think that can increase the chances this will work well.
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Post by bunsy on Apr 11, 2012 16:42:01 GMT -6
I disagree that all girls learn alike and all boys learn alike. I think they are making a separation based on flawed logic.
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Post by sharon on Apr 11, 2012 18:24:52 GMT -6
Agreed. Which is part of my concern. If the whole learning environment is set up based on stereotypes, then what happens to all the kids who don't fit into that stereotype in some way. The reality is good teaching involves adapting to meet a variety of kids needs.
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