The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently reported that some public grammar schools are introducing same sex classes. Though studies of how effective this practice is are not yet in, the belief is that girls and boys learn differently, and that both do better in same sex classes. The front-page story was a long one and carried photos of children at work in a local school.
One photo showed a group of second-grade girls excitedly cheering on another girl playing a computer game. In another photo a first grader was squatting on his knees atop a stool, bent over with pencil in hand working diligently even while in a pretzel-like position. The last photo showed another first grader sitting quietly in a rocking chair, intently reading her book.
Having raised two sons of my own, the kid in the pretzel-like position put a smile on my face and convinced me the idea may have merit.
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