[Clintons Are White Trash]

Twenty boys in uniform huddled over math worksheets on Tuesday, busily working out equations. In another classroom, 20 uniformed girls dissected the components of an essay.

This was the scene at Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis, the first public school district in the metro area to embrace gender separation as a way to boost student achievement.

[Jeff Chandler]

the first public school district in the metro area to embrace gender separation

They seperated nouns, pronouns and modifiers by gender, or do you mean they seperated the children by sex?

[Jaysun]

Critics point to studies that suggest single-gender classrooms can lead to increased gender stereotyping.

If single-gender classrooms really do improve performance you can bet the liberals will work against it. They'll probably use the above claim that splitting up the boys and girls can lead to "increased gender stereotyping" along with calls for "gender diversity" to put a stop to this.

[The Great Yazoo]

This headline is poorly written (probably by a UM grad). Should be Single-Sex Classes Have Grades Up, Discipline Problems Down

[goldensky]

ping

[Izzy Dunne]

Single-Sex Classes Have Grades Up, Discipline Down

Hmmm.

I didn't know they had classes for single people to learn about sex.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

If this works this well, maybe we can separate the sexes into single sex countries. Think of the savings in legal fees and courtroom costs without divorce cases.

[Knute]

My daughter did research on the subject in pursuit of her Masters Degree and her data shows this to be a "win/win". The boys and girls BOTH benefit, although for slightly different reasons. For some subjects, there is dramatic differentiation. Girls in female only math & science courses do far better than their peers in a mixed class. She is currently teaching at a private all male school. There is a female counterpart school a block away. For specialized "elective" courses, some kids do cross campus boundaries.

[Born Conservative]

[Liberty Ship]

As diversity decreases, focus and discipline increase. As diversity increases, discipline problems arise and focus is diffused. I call this "the fog of diversity," and it applies to coeducation as well as the other "diversity programmes" mandated by our government and supported by the sheeple.

Less diversity results in fewer cop-outs and excuses, and allows the teacher to more appropriately tailor presentations and analogies for maximum effect. It is the absence of diversity, not it's enforcement, that truly levels the playing field.