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Originally Posted by Locke
Why an all-boys school? If you dont mind me asking.
I dont understand what additional benefits it would offer as opposed to a regular school.
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My wife is a teacher and is currently reading the book "Girls and Boys Learn Differently". The parts she's shared with me have been facinating. The way our brains function are very different, especially in terms of how we like to communicate and take in information. These differences are excentuated in the developing human brain.
For example, women have a much stronger link between the parts of their brain that control memory and emotion. This is why my wife can remember that thing I said 3 years ago that really pissed her off. For men, memory storage most efficient when the information is well organize. This is why I can tell my wife the current standings in the Western conference or how many goals Iginla has scored over the last 5 years.
Women are better multi-taskers. Men are better at focused tasks. Girls are better at sitting and listening to a lesson. Boys prefer to be active. Boys tend to advance in reading levels slower than girls. Etc...
There are lots of benefits associated with seperating boys and girls in the classroom, especially at an early age. Boys don't really start to care about girls until puberty anyways (around grade 5/6), so I don't see an all boys school at the elementarylevel as a social detriment at all.