The latest trend in America is to have same sex classes. According to “extensive” research it has been found that boys and girls do not learn the same way (2). This is but one reason why the government is allowing for classes to be segregated by sex (5). It is felt that if the boys are taught at a rate they understand and the girls at another rate that eventually they will even out and learn the mandatory amount for graduation.
The U.S. Department of Education in 2006 gave schools more flexibility to try single-sex classes without the fear of lawsuits, but programs must be voluntary. As of November, there are at least 366 public schools in the United States offering single-sex educational opportunities, according to advocacy group the National Association for Single Sex Public Education at singlesexschools.org(2).

Many states have tried the single sex classes, some have succeeded, and many have failed (7). In Baltimore the idea was tried and found not to work. While......

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