In traditional societies, there are many single-sex schools where boys and girls study separately. In contemporary society, this style of education continues to be encouraged. Despite valid arguments for single-sex schools, I strongly object, for the following reasons.

First, how can people get along with members of the opposite sex, without experiencing gender differences at school. A school is a miniature society in which students learn to manage complex real-life circumstances. If children are not prepared for the everyday experiences of male and female relationships, during their school years, it is possible they will fail to deal with them later in life.

Second, schools impart skills and knowledge on their students, which are acquired from activities and interactions that both boys and girls participate. Our society consists of male and female genders, making their separation at school distinctly unnatural. Recent research shows that students from single-sex schools interact less productively, and flexibly, than their peers from co-ed schools.

Many parents choose to send their children to single-sex schools to eliminate the distraction of the opposite sex. This is not effective. Students from single-sex schools will one day live and work side by side with members of the opposite sex, and educating them in an environment that doesn’t reflect this limits their ability to work cooperatively and co-exist successfully.

In short, based on the two points mentioned above, It is my view that children should not be sent to single-sex schools or classrooms. I also believe that authorities should have the power to enforce co-ed schools. If not, education at single-sex schools will be a large obstacle for their future success.