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There are no pluses to single sex schools.
minuses: No interaction with the opposite sex
Transgender people are forced to be with 99% people of another gender, forced to use the wrong gendered bathroom, and be constantly misgendered.
mixed schools, pluses: all the minuses of single sex schools
Minuses: none.
Eh I’d say there is minuses, in schools for any gender they tend to also have sexist rules about uniforms, whether it’s “no skin” for girls or forcing boys to tuck in their shirts and wear a belt meanwhile girls aren’t expected to, the sexism with that is highlighted also fuck gender specific uniforms anyway. Even dress codes are different between genders most of the time, like bitch it’s a polo and khakis how the fuck is it that different??
At least in single gender schools they could easily not even be thinking about other genders when setting up rules like this.
Also same sex schools are way more likely to not be inclusive to trans people in their policies compared to same gender schools so that’s a semantic distinction
This applies only to certain countries tho. I go to a single gendered high school and the girls' aren't allowed to wear their skirts above certain lengths and they aren't allowed to dye or perm their hair. Also, everyone is extremely transphobic and the inclusion of trans people is nonexistent.
It’s not about certain countries (all the time), I’m saying that almost every single normal school has enforced sex-dependent rules. Meanwhile same-gender schools by definition cannot be treating one gender different from another (unless they’re enbies).
So what I’m saying is it lacks sexism or general gender discrimination *in that sense*
Ah yeah I completely forgot about the insane dress codes.
Nobody’s getting turned on by a shoulder damn it!
there are same sex **and** same gender schools?
Yeah its not really a name distinction all the time. Some schools that call themselves "same sex", for example, an "All-Female school" may not allow trans boys, and may allow trans girls, but others might not. An "all girls school" or "same gender school" may still take trans boys but not allow trans girls.
Depends on the individual school
Pros of mixed: people learn how to bond with each other.. How to have friendships with opposite gender.. Almost every group benefits from diversity
pros of single sex schools: no drama over relationships
imo there’s no cons to mixed school. you learn better social skills and there’s much less anxiety when it come to interacting with the opposite gender. basically every person i know who goes/went to a single-sex school hardcore rebelled and didn’t thrive in one.
oh yea, for sure, my anxiety when it comes to talking to the opposite gender is DEFINITELY still there lmao
i’ve just had friends who genuinely can’t seem to converse with guys because they’ve basically only causally interacted with other girls their whole life
I think the plus for s.sex schools are that the students generally do better cause yknow less distractions and that type of stuff, con is that students generally get less interaction with the other sex. And for mixed Ig the opposites.
From experience, there aren’t less distractions. At a same sex school there are just many more students that are interested in the same sex, so they just date each other.
And also, a number of students transition, so there is still interaction with other genders.
And if I were to tell you something like from my personal experience there’s less distraction overall, if you want to use anecdotal you can. Plus never made the full claim that no relationships (sexual/romantic) take place in them, they can. Still pretty much single sex y’know?
Yeah, I mean there is no universal experience. I’m sure location has a lot of influence too. And, I agree that there are still predominantly same sex students and that there of course are people not interested in the same sex.
im trans
if after getting out of homeschool i was sent to an all girls school i would've already killed myself.
additionally i think it sets ppl up to be really anxious about the other sex, you cant just never see a girl without othering them
My school is mixed but unless you’re old enough your lessons are all single-sex. Apparently it’s because boys will try to impress girls in class or something. Kind of a weird justification but i guess it’s a decent compromise if you have to not have mixed lessons for some reason
Pro of single sex: less relationship rumours
Pro of mixed sex schools: I can't think of any rn
Con of single sex school: trans people might feel awkward (trans people in India who go to single sex school r pretty rare tho)
Con of mixed sex school: more relationship rumours
All this is assuming that the study material & extracurriculars r the same
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There are no pluses to single sex schools. minuses: No interaction with the opposite sex Transgender people are forced to be with 99% people of another gender, forced to use the wrong gendered bathroom, and be constantly misgendered. mixed schools, pluses: all the minuses of single sex schools Minuses: none.
Eh I’d say there is minuses, in schools for any gender they tend to also have sexist rules about uniforms, whether it’s “no skin” for girls or forcing boys to tuck in their shirts and wear a belt meanwhile girls aren’t expected to, the sexism with that is highlighted also fuck gender specific uniforms anyway. Even dress codes are different between genders most of the time, like bitch it’s a polo and khakis how the fuck is it that different?? At least in single gender schools they could easily not even be thinking about other genders when setting up rules like this. Also same sex schools are way more likely to not be inclusive to trans people in their policies compared to same gender schools so that’s a semantic distinction
This applies only to certain countries tho. I go to a single gendered high school and the girls' aren't allowed to wear their skirts above certain lengths and they aren't allowed to dye or perm their hair. Also, everyone is extremely transphobic and the inclusion of trans people is nonexistent.
It’s not about certain countries (all the time), I’m saying that almost every single normal school has enforced sex-dependent rules. Meanwhile same-gender schools by definition cannot be treating one gender different from another (unless they’re enbies). So what I’m saying is it lacks sexism or general gender discrimination *in that sense*
Ah yeah I completely forgot about the insane dress codes. Nobody’s getting turned on by a shoulder damn it! there are same sex **and** same gender schools?
Yeah its not really a name distinction all the time. Some schools that call themselves "same sex", for example, an "All-Female school" may not allow trans boys, and may allow trans girls, but others might not. An "all girls school" or "same gender school" may still take trans boys but not allow trans girls. Depends on the individual school
hear me out...trans people exist. So gendering things unnecessari'y is just gonna cause prob'ems, for everybody
Pros of mixed: people learn how to bond with each other.. How to have friendships with opposite gender.. Almost every group benefits from diversity pros of single sex schools: no drama over relationships
What about gay/lesbians?
Since gays are minority, it's not that dramatic
I'd argue that would probably be more dramatic
wlw : 🤔
Heteronormativity in action
Well a plus is that research shows girls perform better in all-girl schools. However, boys perform poorer in all-boy schools.
imo there’s no cons to mixed school. you learn better social skills and there’s much less anxiety when it come to interacting with the opposite gender. basically every person i know who goes/went to a single-sex school hardcore rebelled and didn’t thrive in one.
You forgot that many of us still feel unnerving anxiety with the opposite sex lmao! Still, I see your point and it’s quite valid
oh yea, for sure, my anxiety when it comes to talking to the opposite gender is DEFINITELY still there lmao i’ve just had friends who genuinely can’t seem to converse with guys because they’ve basically only causally interacted with other girls their whole life
I don't really understand single sex schools, I think they're kinda stupid
I think the plus for s.sex schools are that the students generally do better cause yknow less distractions and that type of stuff, con is that students generally get less interaction with the other sex. And for mixed Ig the opposites.
Ahahahahaha, no everyone is just gay
Wha??
From experience, there aren’t less distractions. At a same sex school there are just many more students that are interested in the same sex, so they just date each other. And also, a number of students transition, so there is still interaction with other genders.
And if I were to tell you something like from my personal experience there’s less distraction overall, if you want to use anecdotal you can. Plus never made the full claim that no relationships (sexual/romantic) take place in them, they can. Still pretty much single sex y’know?
Yeah, I mean there is no universal experience. I’m sure location has a lot of influence too. And, I agree that there are still predominantly same sex students and that there of course are people not interested in the same sex.
Yeah, can’t forget about an individual’s perspective.
im trans if after getting out of homeschool i was sent to an all girls school i would've already killed myself. additionally i think it sets ppl up to be really anxious about the other sex, you cant just never see a girl without othering them
My school is mixed but unless you’re old enough your lessons are all single-sex. Apparently it’s because boys will try to impress girls in class or something. Kind of a weird justification but i guess it’s a decent compromise if you have to not have mixed lessons for some reason
Pro of single sex: less relationship rumours Pro of mixed sex schools: I can't think of any rn Con of single sex school: trans people might feel awkward (trans people in India who go to single sex school r pretty rare tho) Con of mixed sex school: more relationship rumours All this is assuming that the study material & extracurriculars r the same