Single-Sex Ed Based on Baloney Science | Womens eNews
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back away from an earlier decision to set up single-sex academies in the city's schools.
She is taking flak in some quarters, but she should be applauded for taking time to evaluate the data before rushing headlong into a popular but flawed approach to education. (Legal issues in Massachusetts also were a factor in her decision.) More educators around the U.S. should follow her lead.
Single-sex schools are often touted as a magic bullet for what ails American public education. It's claimed that boys and girls learn very differently–because their brains are so different--and that gender- segregated classrooms are necessary.
Read the full story: http://www.womensenews.org/story/media-stories/101119/single-sex-ed-based-balone...
She is taking flak in some quarters, but she should be applauded for taking time to evaluate the data before rushing headlong into a popular but flawed approach to education. (Legal issues in Massachusetts also were a factor in her decision.) More educators around the U.S. should follow her lead.
Single-sex schools are often touted as a magic bullet for what ails American public education. It's claimed that boys and girls learn very differently–because their brains are so different--and that gender- segregated classrooms are necessary.
Read the full story: http://www.womensenews.org/story/media-stories/101119/single-sex-ed-based-balone...
