...Attending a single-sex school is not as beneficial as some educators claim. Both types of schools have their own social benefits as well as negative social aspects. However, it is evidently of more social benefits to attend a co-education school than to attend a single-sex school. The co-education schools play a major role in ensuring that social harmony between both genders is maintained. It does this through several ways. Firstly, the co-education type of schools helps students in developing vital life-skills. Some educators argue that single-sex schools are better because they give students a sense of confidence, which might be true to some extent. However, it is very important to understand that this kind of confidence is short-lived and of wrongly timed. The co-education system depicts a complete social setting and thus, students from the co-education schools stand a greater chance of learning how to solve their social problems like cross-gender intimidation and gender stereotypes, once they are out of school. This is the type of confidence that the students need. Unlike their counterparts from single-sex schools, graduands from the co-education schools will also have learnt how to behave in the presence of the opposite sex, how to relate at work, dating and forming friendships as well as how to communicate in an acceptable manner. Secondly, student diversity is highly hindered in the single-sex schools. Those educators who argue in favor of the single-sex schools by claiming...
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...Attending a single-sex school is not as beneficial as some educators claim. Both types of schools have their own social benefits as well as negative social aspects. However, it is evidently of more social benefits to attend a co-education school than to attend a single-sex school. The co-education schools play a major role in ensuring that social harmony between both genders is maintained. It does this through several ways. Firstly, the co-education type of schools helps students in developing vital life-skills. Some educators argue that single-sex schools are better because they give students a sense of confidence, which might be true to some extent. However, it is very important to understand that this kind of confidence is short-lived and of wrongly timed. The co-education system depicts a complete social setting and thus, students from the co-education schools stand a greater chance of learning how to solve their social problems like cross-gender intimidation and gender stereotypes, once they are out of school. This is the type of confidence that the students need. Unlike their counterparts from single-sex schools, graduands from the co-education schools will also have learnt how to behave in the presence of the opposite sex, how to relate at work, dating and forming friendships as well as how to communicate in an acceptable manner. Secondly, student diversity is highly hindered in the single-sex schools. Those educators who argue in favor of the single-sex schools by claiming...
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...Co-ed schools are likely to offer you more when it comes to teaching you about student diversity and how to cooperate with the opposite gender. Having females and males both in the same classes allows students to learn how to interact with a wider range of people and learn how to talk and work with the opposite sex. Parents are deciding to put their children in a single-sex schools at such a young age and making assumptions that this type of education will benefit them. What they aren’t realizing is that it’s not preparing them for a diverse society and as a result, setting them up for failure. Children need to be learning how to act around both sexs. The real world is dealing with both sexes and single-sex schools aren’t preparing children...
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...Words) Single or Multi-sex?? We all know the obvious difference in boys and girls. Typically, we associate boys with being rougher than girls and spending much of their time playing rambunctiously and getting dirty while most girls prefer to be subdued and tidy. But is that the only dissimilarity in gender? What about school work and academic performance along with academic success? Can gender be a predominating factor in determining a child’s IQ level? Is there a legitimate difference in boys and girls when determining academic ability? And, does gender help determine any level of academic success? Some might say that these are some pretty absurd questions but others who have taught both boys and girls in any realm of subjects, on any level could tell you that there is probably some relevance to that question. Lets begin with the history of single sex schools. Schools in early 17th century America were first modeled after English learning institutions after Puritans immigrated over to the English colonies. Originally only rich white males were allowed to attend school to learn how to read and write. In many cases, most parents placed their boys into the nine month long curriculum to keep them out of mischief. For the other three months of the year, students would be released from school during the summer months to lend a hand on their family’s farms to help cultivate the land and raise animals. During the summer months, wealthy white girls attended these same schools often...
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...Worldwide, most students attend either single-sex schools or co-ed schools. Is there a difference? It is important to explore the advantages and disadvantages of both systems. The formative years of children are the best time to expose them to the company of the other gender, in order that they may learn each others’ behaviour and be better prepared for adult life. Co-ed school provides a superb environment and opportunity for both sexes to mix, for example, boys and girls get to learn together in key learning area from maths to food tech. As a result, male students (or vice versa), girls may become more confident and comfortable in dealing with the opposite sex without being shy or embarrassed. In fact boys and girls are a good influence on each other, engendering good behaviour and maturity – particularly as teenage girls usually exhibit greater responsibility than boys of the same age. Academic competition between the sexes is a spur to better performance at school. Co-ed school mimics or mirrors the 'real' world where both sexes mix, for example, whether you are working in a store or in an corporate office, you are in an assorted place of mixed sexes. If there is no segregation, then why have it at school?Co-ed schools promote the need to get along with each other which can avoid sexism and discrimination in the future. It teaches students that they are equal, have the same right and the opportunity to reach their potential. Also, co-ed schools allow great opportunities for boys...
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...In Support of Single Sex Education ‘The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, said that Co-education creates a feeling of comradeship. He advocated teaching of both the male and female sexes in the same institution without showing any discrimination in imparting education.’ (1) This statement appears in many of the independent co educational school websites. Having an ancient Greek philosopher’s authority behind your school has to be a good marketing ploy for prospective parents. However, schools neglect to add that Plato then went on to say that while women and girls should follow the same curriculum as men, he advised that this should happen separately from the boys and men. (2) This essay will present evidence in support of single sex education based on academic achievement, learning styles, gender equality, cultural preference and promotion of self esteem and show how it is unlikely to damage later relationships between the opposite sexes. Which is best? Co-education or single sex education? Because so many factors influence the outcome of these options: teaching quality, parental input, socio-economic to name a few, argument rages around the findings of many of the studies to resolve the issue. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania studied a policy in Seoul, South Korea started in 1974, whereby children are compulsorily randomly assigned places at either a single sex school or a co- educational school. The policy was to prevent clustering of children...
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...Single Sex Schools vs Mixed Sex Schools South Carolina has more than 100 schools that offer single sex education (Hollingsworth, Jul 08-2012). This leaves a question which is: are single sex schools better than mixed sex schools? This questions raises a conflict among parents when choosing the type of school their children will be studying in. single sex schools are considered to be a new way of education since it has always been mixed schools. Some people believe that this new way of education is better than mixed sex schools. It is believed that mixed sex schools improve the academic performance, social life, and psychological status of students. Antagonists believe that mixed sex schools bestow distraction amongst the students which further affects their scores and grades negatively. Some also say that girls feel more confident and less distracted in single sex schools which will make them able to score higher grades than if they were in mixed sex schools. After all, they were proven wrong. Studies show that boys predominate in science subjects whilst girls shine in culture-related subjects and language. This aspect grants both genders to be more aware of their weaknesses which further awards the opportunity of peer learning. This makes both genders assist each other and mask their weaknesses thus improve their grades. There is no evidence that a certain kind of girl – or a certain kind of boy – is more likely to excel in single-sex than co-educational schools (thesanfordschool...
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...Advantages of co-ed schools 1. Co-education helps the boys and girls to intermingle and understand each other well. They become more broad-minded and tolerant towards the opposite gender. They interact freely with one another, thereby overcoming hesitation and shyness. Thus, co-education leads to a healthy and harmonious relationship between boys and girls. 2. Study has shown that the presence of girls restrain the unruly behaviour of boys and improves their academic performances. 3. Co-education reduces gender bias in the society. It generates a feeling of equality between both genders. The feeling of male dominance may be wiped out from the society if this system of education is given importance. Study has shown that all girls and all boys’ school indirectly support gender stereotypes. 4. Boys and girls are well-prepared to socialize with the opposite genders. A study has shown that after two weeks of teachers using gendered language and gender-divided activities- such as asking kids to line up by gender or use separate blackboards, the girls started playing less with the boys and the boys started playing less with the girls. Possible opposition points and possible rebuttals: 1. Boys and girls have different brains that require different teaching styles. Neuroscientists have found very little difference between male and female brains, and none of them are connected to education. 2. Children at single sex schools typically get better exam marks...
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...Education Introduction to Sociology/ 1201 SOC Due to research the possible new format of schools should be single sex because it has been found that “girls attending girl’ schools were significantly more likely to attend a 4-year college compared to girls attending co-ed schools” (Single-sex vs. Coed). In the same article it shows that girls and boys scored higher on Florida Comprehensive Assessment test. The girls proficient score were “coed-59% and single-sex- 86%” and the boys proficient scores were “coed-37% and single-sex-75%” (Single-Sex vs. Coed). This proves that the children learn better when they are in single-sex classrooms. Students in interviews shared that they felt more “comfortable and at ease in single-sex classrooms” (Single-Sex vs. Coed). In recent media broadcastings America has heard numerous incidents that involved suicides due to bullying in the coed schools. Parents in America are in turmoil worrying how to stop the bullying. In the same research article “Single-Sex vs. Coed” researchers interviewed boys that were not involved in sports which are “gender-atypical boys that usually experience bullying in coed schools the boys stated that this was not an issue in the single-sex schools” (Single-Sex vs. Coed). Single- sex schools could be the way to eliminate bullying in schools. One theory that makes this argument clear is the Conflict theory. Single-sex classrooms would teach girls that economically they do not have to be dependent on men. This...
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...education and evaluate which is more suitable. 2.0 Background There is an obsolete statement that girls have talented in language courses and some art creation while boys are do well in math and science subjects (Sullivan, 2009). So as we have seen that boys graduate from university might work on some science or physical studies while girls could become teachers or nurses because of excellent abilities in communication. According to BBC news, in this era, employers’ organization asks for higher study levels than before which is includes math, physical, chemistry skills. Meanwhile, BBC new also states just nearly third of women struggle on math in university and most of them cannot get good grades as men’s. That is to say, dated subject choice in Britain should be changed to achieve the gender parity. In order to evaluate the most positive method to improve British gender parity in education, this report will compare the cost, time and social persistence of two options of single-sex schooling education with improving the teacher’s quality. 3.0 Requirements Doing an excellent requirement analyze is a significant element to succeed. According to Giorgini, Rizzi and Garzetti (2005:2), some project will...
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...Notes Describe (EXPLAIN) how political, legal and social factors are impacting (BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE/INFLUENCE) upon the business activities of the selected organisations (SAINSBURYS AND BRC) and their stakeholders( PEOPLE OR GROUPS WITH AN INTEREST IN A BUSINESS) INTERNAL STAKE – EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS. EXTERNAL (CUSTOMER, LOCAL, GOVT, LOCAL COUNCIL. ( A Written Report - Maximum of 800 words) Analyse (ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. INVESTIGATE) how political, legal and social factors have impacted on the two contrasting (OPP COMPANIES) organisations. ( A Written Report - Maximum of 800 words) Political Factors * Immigration (definition) – govt want to restrict amount of imms coming in. reducing immigration in sainsbury’s will mean they’ll have less choice of food. No diversity. SKILLS Impact. * BR RED CROSS – work with refugees. They need people who speak a particular language so this might restrict skills. Diversity. People from certain countries not allowed in. Benefit payments * Less people on benefits, more in employment. If they’re reducing benefit payments those who shop in sainsbury’s will have less to spend. – sainsbury’s * BRC, less people on benefit – more people to work however, more people in trouble if benefits are being cut they will need more help from charity. Brc will have more work on their hands. Reducing companies debt/ cutting back on govt spending * GOVT They do help business like sainsburys set up business to support places with...
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...we see Shakespeare, a genius, a man with a queen, a man who rallied against the common, Shakespeare was a man with deep loves and a strong voice. “The Story of Caedmon”, was written during a time when Christian religious dogma was primarily hagiography, “the telling of the life of virtuous men and women that represents what it means to be a good Christian.” These stories are used as a form of reflections on one’s life as to make it better in the future. Religious dogma needed to be made more accessible to the congregation which was widely illiterate, so the stories were written with easy points and then acted out so that the congregation would not only be awake and attentive, but so that these stories of morality and faith would really sink in. “Caedmon” is probably the earliest extant of Old English poetry, Bede tells about Caedmon, an illiterate cowherd, is employed by the Monastery of Whitby, and one days receives a miraculous gift from God, the gift of song, which allows him to enter the church as a peer who becomes the founder of a school of Christian poetry.”, the abbess who cherished the grace of God in this man, instructed him to give up secular life and to take monastic vows.” Although it is stated that Caedmon...
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...What’s important is what you do leads to a better experience.” (Grannell,...
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...Concerns over Private Health Insurance HCA: 305; The US Healthcare System Concerns over Private Health Insurance 1) A single payer system, private insurance company or US government, why is there so much resistance to this concept which is used in advanced countries? The resistance is because of economic power in the system, and who does not have the power. Yes, the governments will predictable raise taxes to pay for the growing demand for health care which people are afraid of. It is a big resistance over fear, on loss of power and money. “Vladeck, Bruce C, Rice, Thomas” (2010), wrote; As a result, it is this element of President Obama’s reform proposal led to strong opposition- by insurers, which do not want the single payer system, to compete against a public plan, and by providers who fear that growing monopsonistic power on the part of government. The United States citizens are very much resisting the new medical reforms, due to their disbelief in our governments system that they do not trust already. The citizens do not belief that the government will fairly and efficiently make these choices for the citizens. It is very hard to believe in good ethical quality of a health care program if the organizations are not a true ethical organization itself. Medical ethics as we know is focused...
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...is the same for a number of people doing the same thing; a position defines the duties and responsibilities of a single person. Very often you will see a job or example administrative assistant, but that job is really a position when we look at the duties and responsibilities of the administrative assistant to the President, the administrative assistant to the Director of marketing, the administrative assistant to the Director of operations and perhaps several other positions We also need to recognize that jobs change over time due to changes in automation, computerization, customer specifications and many other ongoing changes. As changes occur, very often the job title does not change and it appears that the job has not changed. Often what was a skilled or semiskilled job has had of the duties and requirements reduced so that an unskilled worker can perform the job. One of the more difficult tasks in human resources is to reduce the compensation on jobs to match the new duties and requirements of that job. The first step in a performance management system is to identify performance area you wish to manage. Many times the terms position and job are used interchangeably. There is a slight difference that is important in the area of performance management, but may be less important for compensation or recruitment. The job is defined as a single position occupied by several people. A position is usually occupied by only one individual. Well in the early days...
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