Have you
been considering a girls boarding school or private
school for girls only? Here you will learn about girls
learning styles and some of the benefits of single-sex
schools and classes...
When the second wave of American feminism began in the late 1960s, most researchers in gender studies believed that all babies are born without gender-specific behaviors. Gender differences came about because parents and other adults treated girl babies differently than boy babies. A typical scientific study was one that had a researcher take a video of an adult with a baby. If the baby were dressed in pink, the adult would cuddle and coo. If the same baby were dressed in blue, the adult would play “rough house.” These studies “proved” all gender differences were learned.
However, later research indicated that some differences were the result of nature. For example, most toddler girls no matter what their culture or country enjoy playing with dolls and staying near their mothers, but little boys that same age tend to play in a large territory.
Recently medical scientists have been able to study the physical differences between female and male brains. When mental resonance imaging machines were hooked up to students taking SAT tests, it was noted that women actually process information differently than men. Read more about Girls Learning Styles
Co-Ed Classrooms: Gender Bias in Education
Did you know that teachers are more likely to call on boys? When a boy gives a wrong answer, a teacher will spend time to help him reason out the correct answer. However, when a girl answers, a teacher is likely to either respond with a bland “okay” to her right answer or simply to move on to another student if her answer is incorrect. Read more about how Girls Benefit From Single Gender Schools
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