2. Category of problem: Education.
3 Level of problem: Local level
4. The article concerns: Schools in Austin being converted into single sex institutions.
5. Why is this important OR how does it affect individuals/family?
-- This affects the issue of gender segregated schools will affect children in a positive but also a negative way. This also could affect parents and teachers because this will be some sort of a culture shock for their children and environment.
6. What is your view on the issue?
-- Splitting up children as early as middle school age into sexual cohorts will, I feel penalize them by not being able to create butterfly feelings you get for the first time. I knew a girl who went to elementary and middle school with girls only. She realized it was a complete and utter culture shock to the point where she would not be able to concentrate in class because she was daydreaming about the boy across for here. This dented her academics and was such a large distraction that her A average dropped down to a C+. My friend turned into one of those girls you hear about that if they have not interacted with boys at a certain point, they will go crazy to the point where they do inappropriate things. I feel that middle school is during a point in your life where you get to start those feelings for the opposite sex. I do not think we should take those times away from them, especially during adolescences.
The positive thing that will come out of separating boys from girls in that early of an age will be conditioned to getting good grades and they will develop good study habits like doing their homework on time. I think the program that the schools in Austin are going to pull out good results and are going to be worthwhile for the students. They will be ahead of the curve.
I had always wanted to go to boarding school but I purposely imagined a coed boarding school. I cannot image or fathom the fact of having to go to school each and every day with the same sex over and over again. As a girl, we would pull each other’s hair out every day.
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