Same sex schooling, the way to go

THE EDITOR: I attended both same sex and co-ed schools. I can speak from first hand experience: same sex schools are the way to go. Co-ed schools contain and breed heartbreaks and headaches. Students there are more focused on the latest crush rather than on their school work.

Same sex schools allow students to focus better on the syllabus. In a co-ed environment, there are many distractions from girls and boys speaking to members of the opposite sex.In single sex schools students focus on academics and avoid a distraction from learning. School is a place to focus on studies and prepare for the future.

Less distractions make for better learning. Same sex schools provide more facilities and a better working environment. There is no feeling insecure due to the opposite sex. Same sex schools are the most wanted and desired schools in TT. They have good environmental spaces and caring teachers.

Some students are intimidated by the opposite sex and this retards participation in class. Better facilitation, less distraction all contribute to better education. Same sex school students are more likely to go to UWI or UTT than those from co-ed schools. The figures are there for all to see. Boys and girls have different needs educationally.

In a same sex school more specific teaching methods can be administered. In same sex schools, discrimination disappears. Many teens suffer from rejection. They are not beautiful enough or strong enough and these differences are more perceptible in a co-ed school. What is that? The 2018 National Scholarships have been released:

St Joseph's Convent, PoS won 41; St Augustine Girls High, 34; Naparima Girls High, 31; Lakshmi Girls Hindu College, 24; St Joseph's Convent, Sando, 18; Hillview, 35; Naparima College, 31; Presentation Chaguanas, 19; Presentation Sando, 18. All same sex schools.

Is this a case of revenge of the nerds? Not everybody gets their first choice at SEA. Same sex schooling is the way to go. That is the case for the defence.

AV RAMPERSAD, Princes Town