Unisex Classrooms

I agree, it's a mistake. What makes them think that they'll have more "control" over the students if they separate the girls from the boys? You don't say what age group this is, so I don't know if it's elementary or high school. Either way, I believe that the teachers need to learn how to "control their students" better, not manipulate them. I also feel that those students who already have distractions in class will just find something else to distract them. It's a stupid idea and they're looking for an easy out.

My daughter goes to a jewish school like this. Im not fold on the separation i also think it doesnt set her up for the real world as in the real world we work with everyone and anyone.

we ve all done ok so far i think it would cast more i think they should think about it more befor maken that choose

yes, i agree with your sentance its not only a bad idea but also an example of narrow thinking. by separating the boys and girls not reduce the distraction but increase the ineraction and communication gaps between the two. so, unisex classroom program is not only a bad idea but also an costly idea.

There are so many levels to this that my post could turn into a novel, so I will apologize in advance for the length of this post. I feel that this is bad from a financial, social, and an educational standpoint. From the financial standpoint, it will take even more money from an already strained public education budget to hire enough teachers to be able to facilitate this. This is money that could be used for school items and school programs such as providing school supplies to those children whose parents are at economic disadvantage,and after-school education programs for students that may need extra help in their subjects. Some would argue that the excess money could be found by cutting programs such as art, music, drama, etc, but these types of programs only serve to develop person's interests and shape their lives for the long term. From a social standpoiont this is a bad idea because in school is where children learn most of their social interactivity skills. Boys learn to be comfortable with girls, how to relate to girls, and how to work as a team with different people of different genders and ideas and psyches. lastly, its a bad idea all around from an educational standpoint because, I believe its been tried before and didn't work by having separate buildings for seperate genders (anyone remember Boys Junior High, Girls Junior High) and that was a huge waste of time,money,and effort and not an effective use of staff for the reasons I gave in my last paragraph.

Bad idea- You get double the school cost - More teachers(Not that it is a bad thing) and more discipline is needed. And the principal (no offense) will actualy have to teach the students a lesson. A petition to stop this would be a good idea though ;)

well i think there is nothing wrong with unisex classes after all they have to be together someday

i don't like unisex classrooms. its boring everyday..........................

It would be interesting to find out if it helps or not. As far as the chilren learning things. I can see the point about less distractions. I know I had more then history on my mind when I was in middle school. That may be the reason why my grades went down. As far as two teachers teaching the same thing. Isn't that kind of a waste of resources? Good teachers and space is all ready ata shortage, last I knew. Like I said it will be interesting how it turns out.

I dont see the connection about the downfall for female students, if they are going to have a female teacher if thats correct...the school may have an equal amount of male/female teachers so dividing them up to teach shouldnt be a financial issue...

You say "unisex" which means both sexes combined, but you then say different classrooms, which suggests that they're segregating the sexes. Anyway, I've never been to a school where most subjects already weren't being taught in multiple classrooms at the same time. The only ones that tend to have only one classroom are the advanced subjects that most students aren't taking.

I don't think that the unisex classroom will effect the treatment of women, rather it will enhance the female students to do better in school and they will probably outshine the male students because of it. The reason I say that is my granddaughter is in the 5th grade this year and is in a unisex classroom. There are LESS distractions between students and she is doing remarkably BETTER than she has ever done and actually LOVES school now when she hated school before. With less distractions there is more learning. Isn't that why we send our kids to school in the first place? To learn? You know how it is when girls and boys pick on each other, whether it be in fun or not, how it impacts a persons day, right? It makes a big difference ;) So I think it is a GRAND idea, too bad it wasn't like that when I was going to school, hmmmmmmmm. No it will not double the school's cost either and the students are taught the same in each class, there are the same amount of students in the school that there would normally be in mixed classrooms. They would be split up into girls classrooms and boys classrooms, it doesn't affect the number of students or teachers.

I have never heard anything about this before. I think it's got some good points, but not enough to outweight the bad ones. I can't see how it couldn't cost the same or less, only be more expensive. Also, if school is supposed the teach children tools and skill they'll need in the real world, well, then, this obviously doesn't make sense. Having remedial and/or advanced classes makes more sense. Why seperate the sexes? We'll never have male/female equality if we start seperating the children. It's just not right. As one of my sayings goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!!"

I don't know if it is a good idea or not but i went to a unisex classroom school and i ended up just fine.... i left school with 13 a-c GCSE's and they are all good and worhtwhile....it all depends on the childs ability to ignore distractions and get on with work or if they are the distraction causer or if they are easily distracted i think

I have gone through responses from others some of which I find very good analytically particularly the response No.1 .So , very little is left for me to contribute . I think this drive is a part of an experiment being undertaken by some researchers on Psychology of Students with respect to learning experiences . Otherwise a nation like USA which boast of freedom and liberty in any sphere of life is very unllikely to be worried about intersex intermingling at school level . I think the No1. response may be taken as a guide if any body wants to go deep into the matter . I may request you to give the name of the School and the board or council under which it functions .Website address of the school may help us in this respect.

I am not sure where you live that this in new to you. I am 52 live in Canada and have never known any other way. I grew up with both boys and girls in my class. we can all learn from each other. Segriation leads to many suprises later in life. Good luck to you and happy new year.

not a good idea cost double

Why is a unisex classroom program or school a mistake? What is so wrong about it? I come from a co-education school and I have been in this type of school since kindergarten... I don't feel handicapped nor do I feel that I've missed out in anything studying alongside male students... healthy competition and exchange of ideas. An early awareness of differences between male and female both physically and intellectually is not something wrong in my opinion... in fact, it is natural and should not be prohibited or abstained. What better way to understand each other better than increasing communication and understanding... i do not agree it will bring to a downfall for female students... it is equal grounds, equal footing... at least that's the case in my country. Generally, the female students performed better especially if you look at the statistics in terms of numbers. But that also applies to my observation in my country and the schools I attended... I cannot say it is the same rest of the world... But I still feel unisex or co-ed is a good thing.

I don't think it would be a downfall for female students. I attended an all girls school from kindergarten through high school and I did not suffer any repercussions whatsoever. I think think it is good for the following reasons: No boy girl distractions, no competition over boyfriends, we also wore uniforms so no competition on who wore what. All in all I think it is a good idea.

You r right my friend. This will not only incur cost on the school but also the students will learn less. One learns more by interactions than by reading. It should not be done by the schools as this can have a wrong effect on the students.