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In the United States, which is better depends on who is being educated.
Most kids do just fine in co-educational schools, and you don't see much difference in their achievement and those who went to single-sex schools.
However, in many boys are "at risk" (liable to become delinquent and drop out of school) have problems learning in schools where they are with girls and where most or all of the teachers and administrators are women. Most of these boys come from single-parent families (some don't even know who their father is), and there may not even be any men in their neighborhood, so they have never seen a man who studies or engages himself academically. These boys seem to benefit a lot from going to all-boy schools where the teachers are men. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 13:09 pm co-ed..? |
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In most cases, schools with co-ed system are volunteering the students to engage in activities which de-concentrate them from their studies. There are many other shameful incidents happening in this co-ed environment including the teasing, uttering disturbing words, harassment of some extent etc.
This happens very frequently because they are attracted by the opposite sex and most of the time they pretend to achieve something by showing themselves off. On the other hand there is a small possibility for any willing student to come up with better marks by challenging himself to overtake some of his/her opponents in her class from the other sex.
But conclusively the one-sex education is far more better to choose.
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 13:37 pm Single-sex or co-educational schools? |
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Hi Sahid,
What do you think of single-sex companies? I mean following your logic, any employee would do a much better job if they were not distracted by the opposite sex. And while we are at, wouldn't it be better if male employees served only male customers and female employees served only female customers? Just to make sure nobody gets 'distracted'?
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 13:59 pm Single-sex or co-educational schools? |
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Hello..Torsten..
You are exactly right in your comment..but you see, the age of adolescence is much more dangerous to execute the single-minded ideas that come with a satanic desire. Certainly in Saudi Arabia there are more than 95% of offices, banks and companies with males serving for males while females are at the ladies' service section.
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| Sahid59 wrote: | | You are exactly right in your comment..but you see, the age of adolescence is much more dangerous to execute the single-minded ideas that come with a satanic desire. |
If you're going to speak about it in religious terms, there's nothing satanic about the desires God gave us. They are the yearnings that create new life. The only thing bad about it is when people don't learn to control themselves around the opposite sex and behave properly toward them, and this is part of what has to be learned in adolescence. People don't learn this well in a sexually segregated environment.
In fact, in my experience, adolescents who go to sexually segregated schools get into MORE trouble, because the opposite sex is mysterious to them, and they have no practice dealing with everyday yearnings.
| Sahid59 wrote: | | Certainly in Saudi Arabia there are more than 95% of offices, banks and companies with males serving for males while females are at the ladies' service section. |
Saudi society is an anomaly, and it is perverse on many levels. |
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 14:45 pm Single-sex or co-educational schools? |
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hello
The education system in Saudi Arabia, girls and boys separated from each other. at school it's better that boys and girls are separated specially teenagers. As for the work I do not see a need to do so because the staff certainly enough mature. but in KSA as sahid said most of the companies include schools served by the same sex whether they are males or females . but there are a work environment that their workers are from both sex like hospitals and some other companies.
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 15:08 pm co-ed... |
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thanks nour..
not many of the people understand the real impact and benefits of these one-sex studying/working environments..
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| Sahid59 wrote: | | not many of the people understand the real impact and benefits of these one-sex studying/working environments.. |
In societies where the sexes are largely separated socially anyway, I'm sure that sexually segregated schooling serves some useful purpose. This is especially true where women largely stay at home and where marriages are arranged.
In Western societies, where women are free to move about and to work, and where people choose their own spouses, people need to learn early to understand the opposite sex and to deal with them equally and in a platonic way. You have to make a good friend before you make a good spouse, and if you haven't learned to form platonic friendships with the opposite sex, you are not equipped to make a wise choice of a spouse. |
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| #10 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 15:54 pm Single-sex or co-educational schools? |
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As far as I am concern, it doesn't take a boy and a girl to create sexual "problem". 
I think the problem with parents, or adults, is when they think they can control everything, including their kids' libidos.
I love my father's approach, when I was a teen, he would rather let me go out on a date with a boy, then to let me go on an expedition conquering some mountain no matter how much I begged.
What I am trying to say is -- my going on a date is something within his control. He gave me enough education and knowledge to trust me not to do anything stupid, but when I am out conquering a mountain, he knows very well nothing is within his control anymore.
It is better to teach and give guidance to kids, than to try and control everything. |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: | | Sahid59 wrote: | | not many of the people understand the real impact and benefits of these one-sex studying/working environments.. |
In societies where the sexes are largely separated socially anyway, I'm sure that sexually segregated schooling serves some useful purpose. This is especially true where women largely stay at home and where marriages are arranged.
In Western societies, where women are free to move about and to work, and where people choose their own spouses, people need to learn early to understand the opposite sex and to deal with them equally and in a platonic way. You have to make a good friend before you make a good spouse, and if you haven't learned to form platonic friendships with the opposite sex, you are not equipped to make a wise choice of a spouse. |
So, it it might be a good idea to separate them when they are kids, and later they can form platonic relationships. |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: | | Sahid59 wrote: | | not many of the people understand the real impact and benefits of these one-sex studying/working environments.. |
In societies where the sexes are largely separated socially anyway, I'm sure that sexually segregated schooling serves some useful purpose. This is especially true where women largely stay at home and where marriages are arranged.
In Western societies, where women are free to move about and to work, and where people choose their own spouses, people need to learn early to understand the opposite sex and to deal with them equally and in a platonic way. You have to make a good friend before you make a good spouse, and if you haven't learned to form platonic friendships with the opposite sex, you are not equipped to make a wise choice of a spouse. |
dear Jamie(k)..I am sure you will undersatnd my point of argument in this regards with respect to the social stance of the young and adolescent boys and girls to go to school to learn how to behave towards the opposite sex..
In my opinion, we should become a very close and intimate friend to our spouse only after the marriage..that will offer us a life time chance to get all the benefits and true happiness in the married life..
this is not just an idea but a true experience..my dear..
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Hi Sahid,
How can you marry somebody before making them at least a 'close and intimate friend'? Are you suggesting that you first should marry a person and then try to find out if he or she is the right one for you?
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Dear my Torsten..
this is what we call as the divine bondage in our arranged marriages..
you will see the bride for the first time after the marriage..
it will be the real-life suspense to cope with..and you have to create and maintain your good image from the very first day of the marrige and she will become your best friend when the days are going by..
it is an experience of rare kind to enjoy in our life time.. not many people will have a chance to..
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| Torsten wrote: | Hi Sahid,
How can you marry somebody before making them at least a 'close and intimate friend'? Are you suggesting that you first should marry a person and then try to find out if he or she is the right one for you? |
thank you very much for your soft interrogation..
it helps us to express ourselves..
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