Sex Segregated Schools Detrimental to Gender Equality Progress

For many years, people have been sending their children to sex segregated schools.  While the education received at these institutions tends to be great, it is not because of the separation.  In fact, in most cases, students attending these schools are at a social disadvantage.  Being in a same-sex learning environment tends to make these students more accepting of gender stereotypes.

There is no evidence to support the idea that separate but equal learning environments produces a better learning outcome for either males or females.  America is founded on ideals and principles that promote equality in education for all.  Also, students in single-sex schools are at a greater disadvantage because they don't experience learning proper interaction with people of the opposite sex in an setting where they are on a level playing field.

I think that it is vital for children to be able to interact with the opposite sex from a young age. This interaction is vital to understanding the opposite sex as well as their strengths on some levels.  This interaction is also vital to avoiding the belief in sex-related stereotypes because children will grow up with people of the opposite sex that will force them to at least question stereotypes that exist within our society.  For further reading, take a look at this article on Sex Segregated schools.