Girl to attend 'boys only' school

the_syco · 10-08-2008 06:00PM

A question: does the male brain work any differently than the female brain, in regards to teaching? Also, will a girl in a class of boys cause disruption to the line of thought for the boys? Finally, will a girl with autism learn in the same way as a boy without autism?

She may be given her own special-needs tutor in the school, and although this would be great, as she could learn well, it'd may also mean total segregation from the rest of the school?

spurious · 10-08-2008 06:22PM

Without knowing the exact details of her learning needs, it's probably true she is in the best place educationally. Vocational schools tend to get way more than their fair share of kids with problems, partly due to (up to now unwritten**) enrolment policies of some voluntary secondary schools and have a great deal of experienced and highly-trained staff to help the kids that need extra help.

According to studies, boys do better in mixed situations, girls do better in single-sex. Males tend to demand more teacher attention and tend not to do as well as girls until later on in their school life. From a personal point of view, boys are much easier to manage, behaviour-wise.

She won't be the only child in the school with special needs. By the second week of September the novelty will be gone. I wouldn't be surprised if the school reconsidered and opened its doors to girls.

**this may have to change as a result of this case, which will be very interesting indeed.

Girl to attend 'boys only' school

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