persuasive-co-education is good

 See both sides, understand each other, learn from each other, superstitions

saves resources, sharing, schools, materials, teachers

bridges the social gap, trans kids?

30MIN

Education has developed in such a way that there are more single-sex schools than ever, rumored to be more efficient than co-ed schools have ever been. However, this does little to bridge the gap-it even worsens superstitions and prevents both genders from being able to learn important skills from each other. This is even harmful to the education system. By splitting students into two groups just based on something they were simply born with, schools and parents both have to pour in money and resources into investments that could simply be alleviated simply by letting your children share the classroom with the opposite gender. It's the 21st century. At this point we should be smart enough to know that superstitions shouldn't dictate our society, should we?

Letting both boys and girls interact with each other in the same classrooms gives them opportunities to sympathise or even empathise with the other gender. They can relate to each other on the same things, smooth out stereotypes and even gain a wider variety of social skills as they mix with different types of people. Students in single sex schools are isolated from the other gender. This means they are free to make up their own superstitions and follow them, and feel even more unnatural when interacting with the opposite gender later in life. We cannot 'shelter' one gender from the other if it's inevitable that your children would eventually have to interact with the opposite sex later in life. After all, if your offspring can never take knowledge from a diverse set of peers, then who are they going to learn from?

Even educational standards would improve with co-education. So never fear, parents who prioritise good education-co-ed schools could even improve your child's learning experience. Instead of splitting what could be one co-ed institution into several other schools, you save plenty of money and resources that go into school fees, technology, buildings and teachers. This saves millions of dollars that could have been wasted on segregating genders, and instead using the leftover money on improved educational resources. This contradicts the point that 'single-sex schools provide better education'. If co-ed schools can afford better quality resources for more children, then there's only one clear winner. 

Superstitions built up over the years can have fatal effects on the developing generation. It is imperative that in such a complex society we chip away at these superstitions and let all genders grow in harmony, and this can only be done by influencing our children the right way. Transgender kids are becoming increasingly common within modern schools. Imagine transitioning to one gender while you're only in a single-sex school-how isolating is that? Being in a co-ed school helps transgender kids feel more welcomed, and they won't feel the need to 'fit in' while there's such a diverse range of kids. This goes for anyone. You will always find your crowd in a varied community, but it's likely you'll suffer if you're fit into a mould.

We need to think past the idea that spending your whole life with only one gender is good for our children, especially when it's unavoidable that someday they will have to sympathise or interact with the opposite gender. This starts with co-ed schools. Save your wallets, save our future, and save precious time while you still can. Co-education is for the better, not for the worse.