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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
(Note: I'm not saying the UK system is bad (*), although there are clearly areas for improvement. But as a recent example I managed to shock a Swedish colleague by saying I went to an all-girls school!)
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This has been a subject of debate for many years in the US. When I was growing up, elementary and junior high school classes were co-ed, but I went to an all boys high school (which had a corresponding all girls high school.
I've seen some movements lately suggesting all girls schools as an aid to their education, by removing competition with boys as a factor in their learning. (A fair number of girls at the age of starting to think seriously about future husbands and children will be reluctant to excel against the local male talent pool, even if they
are better than the guys at various things. And
especially if they
are better...
)
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Dennis