Single-gender
schools are a weird phenomenon here in our area. There is just one school which
separates both sexes in Cantabria, and in my opinion it seems really
old-fashioned. I cannot understand how this kind of school keeps on existing,
since I think society's mentality has evolved and become more involved with
gender equality.
A long time
ago (unfortunately, not so long), separating boys and girls at school was
common. Even when the situation changed and boys shared their classtime with
girls, the most distinguished and richest families sent their children to
single-gender boarding schools. Why? Does it mean girls should learn different
things from boys, or the other way round? Must women be separated from men
because of any incomprehensible reason? Personally, I think it is a mistake to
separate both genders as children should be prepared at school to face their
future life, and they won't find only their own gender outside there. They also
have to learn to socialize with the opposite sex, and school is the right place
to do it.
All in all, I
can't find any benefit in these schools, just disadvantages. Segregating the
children looks sexist to me, as if girls couldn't carry out the same tasks as
boys.
I believe
those parents who send their children to those schools should think about the
consequences that this may have on their children's future life.
BY M.S.
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