What do you think of all boys schools?

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by Azile

My brother started in a public co-ed school. He did not do that well in that environment. Eventually, my mother put him in a private all boys school and he thrived. He's grown up to be a very level-headed, smart, well-mannered man. I think all boy schools work for some but not others. I started in a private, all-girls school and I did NOT do well in that environment. When my mother put me in a private co-ed school, I thrived. It just works for some and not others.

This makes the most sense. Many people are so ideological that they're more concerned with forcing people into the model THEY think is right than they are about finding something that works.

[Jaggy001]

I was at an all boys school from age 6-18. 1000 boys. Educationally, it was a good school. Sports were big as were compulsory army cadets. The culture was tough. You learned to look after yourself and scores were settled with fists behind the gym. First names were never used; we referred to each other by family name.

So, I came out of this school with a decent education, plenty of confidence in my ability to look after myself and absolutely clueless when it came to interacting with girls.

[Phil P]

I liked going to high school with girls. That was 2 years ago. I think mixed gender schools teach you better how to socialize and interact with the opposite sex. Was the opposite sex distracting? Yes, but so was thinking about them in a class where I had none.