I saw this video on Yahoo! and thought some might find it interesting. A school in Virginia is teaching with the idea that boys and girls learn differently, so they are separating them and trying to teach each group using different techniques. Here's the link:
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=9845100
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I think that is really interesting. I'm surprised no definitive research has been done on this yet.
I'm not really sure how I feel about the issue, or how I'd feel about it if I had a child. Funnily enough, there was an episode on The Simpsons where the school was divided into boys and girls, and the girls' math class was so shallow that Lisa ended up dressing like a boy to go to their math class.
I think that's an extreme example, but the implications are interesting. Are boys and girls getting equal education if they are taught differently? Are teachers hindering boys and girls from interacting, setting them up for problems in the long run?
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