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Sherry499110335 English Composition All-girls schools have been gaining popularity in recent years because of the belief that girls learn better when they are not competing with or intimidated by boys, who statistically get more attention un the classroom. Do you think single-sex schools are a good idea? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

Single-sex school
Generally, single-sex schools are very popularity in every cities of Taiwan. These single-sex schools usually are good schools, because of their high opportunity to enter the best university in Taiwan, such as Taiwan University. In parents' eyes, entering these schools is the only way, so they ask their children to enter them. In single-sex schools, there are only girls or boys in the whole school. Boys and girls can learn better and get more attention in the classroom. They would not compete with or intimidated by the other sex. In 1884, Canadian minister, George Leslie Mackay, hosted the first all-girls school, Tamsui Girls' School. The reason why he hosted this school is that there were not any school for girls, so Mackay helped girls who lived in Taiwan had chance to learn new knowledge. But nowadays, single-sex schools are more common. Some of them become the famous schools for students, such as Taipei Municipal Jianguo High

School and Taipei Frist Girls High School. But now, I confuse that are single-sex schools good for students. Is it right for them to learn in single -sex school? I do not agree with this way. I think single-sex schools are not a good idea. Because of three reasons, I think boys and girls should learn together rather than study at single-sex schools. First, the American educational expert, Lenard Sax, said that executing single-sex schools can not only decrease sexual discrimination but also are good for students to develop their sexual talent. He thinks boys are good at logistic, and girls are good at literature. According to this role, he thinks boys and girls should learn different subjects and emphasize their sexual talent. But in my opinion, I think boys and girls should learn together. Maybe, most of girls are hate logistic and mathematical, but some of them love them. They have strong anxiety to know more about logistic. But their single-sex school can not provide enough information for them to learn. For example, I was a Ping Tung ''Girls'' Senior High School student. In that school, some of my friends wanted to get knowledge about science and logistic. But in our school, it was very difficult for them, because it was few chances to learn it. Because they were the minority group, many teachers did not care about that. Second, parents are worry about their children will have relationship with other boys or girls in coeducation schools, and effect on their schoolwork, so parents prefer

choosing single- sex schools. In that place, their children can put their all attention on schoolwork. But I think that can not avoid bring relationship. After all, it is a stage for teenager, they must want to know something about sexual. In a single-sex school, it maybe causes homosexuality, because of the single-sex surrounding. In Taiwan, homosexuality is not acceptable for every parents. It may cause more problems in this time. I think coeducation school can provide normal chance for students to learn interpersonal relationship, and difference from boys and girls. Third, parents want their children focus on their schoolwork, so they think singlesex school can let their children put all attention on schoolwork. Though there are not the other boys and girls in single-sex school, I think boys and girls can compete together. When they compete for their schoolwork, they can do much better on everything. Striving is the best way to urge people do better. For example, my friend, Matt who studied at single-sex school said that he thought his school was boring. What he could do in the school is hanging out with his classmate, and felt that school is nothing for them. I asked him that why he thought school is nothing. He said that because there were not any girls in school. He felt bored about that. He said that if he studied with girls he will more focus on his schoolwork and compete with girl. Because of it, they can contend each other and make them do better. Another example, a famous writer, Giddens has written none series and more than sixty books in Taiwan

since 2000. Some of his books are even adapted to movies. He said that coeducation school is better than single-sex school, because of his own experience. When he was a high school student, he is a bad student who often got poor grade. He fell in love with a girl who is a good student. He became a hard-working student to chase his lover in his dream. As a result, boys and girls studying together is a good way to make them be better. On the other hand, I think studying at coeducation school can let students adapt to society in advance. They can learn the way that people(boys and girls) get along together. They can learn it in school so well that avoid quarreling between colleagues in the future. In the single-sex school, girls can not only know boy's feeling in their minds, but also the meaning of their behavior. It will cause problem on their communication. Girls or boys can not communicate with the opposite sex. I think it is a very terrible problem for them in the future These reasons make me feel that coeducation school is better than single-sex school. Though there are still many single-sex schools in Taiwan, I still think listening to different ways can make me think more.

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