New Experiment: What Happens When Boys and Girls Study Separately for 3 Years
Boys and girls start playing different games and even begin to think differently as early as kindergarten. Nevertheless, requirements for both genders in schools are the same. And that’s the reason why certain schools in Russia started an unusual experiment.
Bright Side wants to tell you about this interesting school experiment and what the results were.
School #34 in Kamensk-Uralsky City in Russia shared the first results of an experiment that was started in 2014. The teachers of these experimental classes are convinced that this type of education is better for kids.
In this experiment, boys and girls received separate educations but had mixed-gender social activities, which means they stayed separate only during lessons. The rest of the time like during breaks, in the cafeteria, on excursions and in extra-curricular activities, kids of both genders communicated with each other. After graduating from primary school, the classes are to join, so that the communication between all kids will be real, not just through social media. Secondary school is a time when close friends are made, as well as important choices, helping to form kids’ personalities. Obviously, this is a very important stage in their lives
In many schools with separate classes, boys’ classes try to focus on sports such as hockey and involve more male teachers so that boys have adult men to look up to. These teachers run courses in the fundamentals of health and safety, or they’re P.E. teachers or sports coaches. Here, it is quite difficult to find a man who fits the role of principal.
For girls, teachers organize lessons in choreography and needlework.
Boys and girls get distracted by each other.
Psychologists are well aware that if there are representatives of the opposite sex among the students, then any boy or girl, even unconsciously, will try to impress each other. Therefore, they’ll get distracted from the lesson. As a result, the lesson will fail as kids are unable to concentrate.
The masculinity of boys gets broken in primary school.
Both parents and scientists know that young boys tend to lag 2-3 years behind their female peers both mentally and physically. Their brains’ left hemisphere matures more slowly. That’s why the educational system in schools is oriented toward girls. It can be quite shameful and humiliating if everyone is laughing at you while you are answering in front of the whole class. That’s how the loser complex starts to develop and as a result, aggression toward classmates and adults develops too.
It’s natural for boys to aspire to take risks, test their willpower and spirit, be heroes, and make decisions for themselves. But can you grow up to be a strong man if you are constantly asked to repeat ready solutions and sit quietly?
Girls like specifics and clear algorithms.
In classes separated by gender, it’s easier for teachers to take into consideration the psychology of the two different groups. Girls are shy and accurate in learning. Details and the process itself are important to them. Though they are good at accomplishing typical tasks, fulfilling them according to the given algorithm while feeling shy among a class full of boys can sometimes be difficult for girls.
In the absence of boys, girls feel that they can think more freely, and are not afraid to raise their hands or make mistakes. They are more willing to help each other without worrying about being mocked.
Boys follow their own path instead of rules and ready solutions.
Boys should learn lessons themselves. They don’t accomplish tasks step by step, they try to find the solutions themselves. They want to make up the rules based on what a teacher says.
New Experiment: What Happens When Boys and Girls Study Separately for 3 Years