Interesting article on the goody blog about separating boys and girls in schools because of their learning styles. As an educator myself, for obvious distractions that one brings to the other during class, I think it might be good, especially in middle school. Or separating certain classes, not necessarily all of them. What do you think?
Saturday, March 01, 2008
What do you think?
Interesting article on the goody blog about separating boys and girls in schools because of their learning styles. As an educator myself, for obvious distractions that one brings to the other during class, I think it might be good, especially in middle school. Or separating certain classes, not necessarily all of them. What do you think?
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As a teacher I know that boys and girls learn differently, process information differently, cope with stress differently, etc. And while it would make my job much easier to separate the two out it doesn't make it easier for the kids in the long run.
ReplyDeleteSchool is one of the few places in their world where the are separated out by age and (in the case of private/religious schools) by religion and class and they are often sorted out by academic level as well. then after 12-18 years of being divided up to make things easier on them they are dropped into the real world where they are expected to get along in workplaces where people don't cater to their learning styles and needs. They are lumped in with people of all levels, classes, religions, ages and expected to work out their differences and co-exist peacefully and productively.
So, I guess I would say no, don't separate them. Instead teach them how to cope with their different needs, teach them how to get along with people who think and act different than they do and teach them how to function in a society where things might not go the way they want them to.
Just my two cents worth.