I am just going to jump straight into this one and say, I really do not know which one is better. I went to an all-girls school from primary school to high school, only at university did I learn with boys. After the discussion today, we all concluded that it is good to be in co-ed when you are in high school, primary school, not so much as you are not as conscious of who you are. BUT at the same time, you may feel pressure to be someone else when you are around the opposite sex due to peer pressure or assuming a certain behaviour is what is expected of you.
I looked up articles on this and found one by Chitra Reddy, which I thought made sense. Here are her points from her article:
Advantages
of Co-Education System
A good education system is said to be progressive only if it
respects both the genders and giving the same education under a single roof.
Co-education institutions help in laying the foundation for
both the genders to learn how to co-exist with respect and dignity. Here are
the few points that explain the advantages of co-education system.
1. Develops mutual
respect:
Co-education allows both the genders to mingle with each
other and to know how to co-exist with respect.
By this process of getting mingled under one learning
institution, they develop mutual understanding towards each other. And there is
no place of hesitation or partiality among the genders when it comes to
performing activities like cultural, academics or sports.
People get to know how to respect each other and their
emotional level. You get to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses and
develop the ability to accept them as they are.
2. Helps to overcome
the fear of opposite gender:
In general there are lot of differences in behaviour of both
the genders which brings in fear and hesitance in striking a conversation, this
fear can be for a boy or a girl.
This kind of shyness, hesitation or fear can be overcome
when they are put up in a co-education system where they will be compelled to
talk and create a friendly environment with out any fear.
It is very natural phenomenon where both the genders have to
be together to face the world, your senior could be a male or a female and you
would have to create a friendly environment and must be at ease with the
opposite sex.
Hence, co-education would help them to know the opposite sex
better, creating a comfort zone where the communication is easier.
3. Healthy
competition:
Competition is always an essential part in any kind of
challenges in life be it personal or professional. And especially in education
it is good to have a healthy competition among the peers which lets you learn
how to cope with your failures early in life no matter who the winner is.
When it comes to opposite genders it would be more
competitive because of your ego, and this is one good way to improve the
personal standards so that you don’t get personal on every failure.
So, co-education systems nurtures challenges among the
opposite genders in a healthy way, that helps you to maintain your dignity. It
also educates you to face your failures and learn from them rather than turn
them into revengeful act.
4. Develops
self-esteem among the genders:
Self-esteem is very essential and has to be built in good
way and the best place to start with it is the learning institutions where you
can face all types of personality early in your life.
Co-education learning centers help to lay the early
foundation for maintaining dignity and self-esteem.
Many institutions give extra attention to students who feel
that they are less worthy than the others and offer counseling sessions that
help in building up their personality and making them stronger to face the
world.
Co-education helps both the genders to respect each other’s
self-esteem and build a confidence about their ownself, helping them to step
out in the open without feeling intimidated.
5. Encourages the
survival in future:
Survival in future for any of the gender in today’s world
can happen only when we learn to co-exist.
From working together to making a marriage successful is all
about team work and the effort given by both male and female. Team building
activities in early stages help both the genders to learn how to co-exist and
this can only be provided in the co-educational system.
By this way, co-education is an essential part in education
system which pushes the genders to work together and blend with each other to
survive in this brutal world.
6. Character
enhancement:
A recent study reveals that children tend to behave very
decently in a civilized manner in the presence of other gender provided they
have been in this scenario for long.
This is very essential in an institution setup as well as it
will have a huge impact in their personal front for the people of opposite sex
to behave well with each other.
Hence, co-education plays an important role in character
building. They emphasize on the fact that they have to respect and listen to
the opposite sex as they listen and respect one from their own.
7. No space for
discrimination:
Quarrel among the peers is very common be it at home,
workplace or educational institutions. This may happen due to no proper
understanding, misconceptions, miss-communications, uncomfortable, no respect
for other sex and ignorance.
All this can only be improved when there is a good
understanding between the two. This is very much reduced in a co-education
system as they understand better each other and hence, reducing the bad
behavior and harsh reactions from each other.
So, co-education system reduces any kind of discrimination
and increases respect towards the opposite sex.
8. Promotes a
controlled environment:
When both the genders are put up in same environment, there
are more possibilities of following good ethics, disciplined use of language,
and proper dressing etc.
You would know what the needs are of the opposite sex and
how they behave helping you to avoid unfavorable situations.
Co-education supports good decent environment with more
value based education emphasizing on respect and love for each other.
Disadvantages
of a Co-Education system:
Every establishment has pros as well as cons and hence we
need to look at every angle before we decide in which direction we have to go.
Though there are many advantages of having a co-education
system, our society still puts forward few inhibitions which do not accept the
concept. Here are few disadvantages which is commonly expressed about
co-education system. They are,
1. Chances of
distractions could be more:
Teenage is a very dangerous phase in anybody’s life. It is
very common among the teens to undergo psychological changes when they are in
company of the other gender and feel attracted towards them.2
And especially, where they are in a process of defining
their career path, it could cause lot of distractions and might disturb their
knowledge gain period.
Hence, parents often wonder if co-education institutions
would be right choice for your kin to learn or whether they should avoid
co-education system.
2. Unethical
activities:
Crimes have become common when both the genders are put up
in the same education environment.
There might be lot of characteristic changes among boys and
girls. When they mismatch, some ferocious kids tend to commit various
harassments, physical toughness, and emotional stress to people around.
The weaker lot can suffer at the hands of the opposite sex
pushing them into depression and other psychological problems. Hence, people
hesitate to support co-education system to ensure that their kids are in a safe
environment and this is especially for the girls.
3. More involvement
in personal feelings:
As the saying goes, opposite things attract each other, it
applies to the humanly world also. Attractions among the opposite genders are
the most commonly used excuse to avoid co-education system.
It is natural to get physically attracted to the other
gender at a crucial age of life where curiosity takes over your heart. So,
parents feel co-education is a risky task to take forward as they can have an
easy access to distractions within the institutions.
An emotional involvement at an early stage can come with lot
baggage that can force a child to deviate from their goals.
4. Unwanted arguments
and issues can create an unhealthy environment:
Both the genders come from different school of thought and
hence contradiction of thoughts is common among boys and girls. If the
arguments are not handled in a proper behavior then it can sometimes might lead
to unwanted arguments and might divert from their studies.
It can lead to lot of complaints and parents making the
rounds at the school for the improper behavior from their kin. This will also
make the teachers get troubled a lot because of their behavior and an irritated
teacher can never give their 100% towards teaching.
This is what worries any parent, when they come to know that
the issues in the school are costing his or her kin’s studies and hence pushing
them to select a convent rather than co-educational institutions.
There are both advantages as well as disadvantages for any
kind of education system including co-education system. The real good social
environment will nurture positives of the society and help in dealing with the
negatives in a dignified manner.
She has interesting points and I can see how both options have good points and bad points. In the end its up to you the parent to make an informed decision and choice
Till Next Monday
Stay blessed
Tafi
#beingaparent
Source: https://content.wisestep.com/advantages-disadvantages-co-education-system/
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