Teaching Boys and Girls Separately by Weil- Talking Points #7

"One reason for this, Giedd says, is that when it comes to education, gender is a pretty crude tool for sorting minds."
 When I read this quote, it made me laugh. Male and females think differently from one another. They both have different opinions on different aspects. I feel as though we should not separate male and females due to the gender of them. When we both have males and females together, there is a different environment as if there was just males and males; females and females. When there are males and females together, it is a good way to understand concepts on where male and females come from. It is also a good way to ask why they have both have a different way of thinking. 


"The data do not suggest that they’re clearly better for all kids. Nor do they suggest that they’re worse. The most concrete findings from the research on single-sex schools come from studies of Catholic schools, which have a long history of single-sex education, and suggest that while single-sex schools may not have much of an impact on the educational achievement of white, middle-class boys, they do measurably benefit poor and minority students."
One of the things that I noticed even before I read this reading is that the majority of single sex schools are catholic schools. I still do not understand until this day of this concept. Is it because of the reason due to to abstinence. Having two single sex schools has nothing to do with this concept, because either way males will stay date females and females will still date males. From the last time I recalled, I do not remember anything from the bible that said about having single sex schools. I personally do not think it's right. Why do parents have to waste thousands of dollars for their children to go to a single sex catholic school, where chances are they are still going to find a person to date throughout their high school years. If parents think that's the best way to go, then they are wrong. Students get the same education when they are in a male and female school.


“Coed’s not working. Time to try something else.”
I personally disagree with this comment. I have to admit that I sometimes get bored at school when I work with all girls. It's interesting to hear at times what's on the males minds, since they think differently than us. It's good to hear on what they have to say, since they think completely different than us. I personally feel that coeds does not work because the females and males do not make an effort to listen to each other's ideas. I feel that it has to do on teamwork and working as a team. Once they figure how to do that, it will be fine cooperating.