It is true that some people believe that children should study at single-sex schools. I completely disagree with this view, and would argue that attending mixed classes will have a profound positive impact both on children themselves and society.
In my view, sex-based school segregation would adversely influence children’s personality, their learning abilities, and consequently, their future personal lives. Almost every one of us has numerous relationships with the opposite sex, and therefore, having a clear understanding of behavioural and psychological differences between men and women plays a key role in our quality of life. I believe that if we separate children’s education based on their gender, we have taken a golden opportunity away from them, so that they may not understand these inherent differences, and this could lead to socially immature personalities in their adulthood. On the other hand, we, as humans, are intrinsically attracted to the opposite sex, and this attraction can cause motivation and constructive competition both of which have proven positive effects on children’s learning process. In other words, I believe, the more we isolate boys and girls from each other, the less the quality of their education will become.
I would also argue that mixed schools can improve social equality and people’s living standards. Sexual discrimination has always been one of the most damaging problems of humans’ societies. Children will learn many social skills, including respecting various needs of the opposite sex, through their interactions with their classmates who have different genders, and this is an effective step on the path to a society in which men and women are treated equally. In such a just society people, especially women, will have more opportunities to put their potentials in practice. It is obvious that People’s quality of life will be on a fast and continuous improvement in such a society.
In conclusion, I am convinced that single-sex schools decrease the quality of children’s education, while mixed schools have a positive impact on children’s personality and on our society.
