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People should be wary of one-sided arguments that boys' and girls' brains are so different that it is necessary to segregate the sexes in school. The Feb. 20 KidsPost article "Separate and Equal" recited the brain difference propaganda of the single-sex advocates as fact and neglected to cite even one critique of these programs.
The facts say something different. In an extensive 2005 review of the data on single-sex schools, the Education Department concluded that there is no clear evidence that students are more likely to have greater post-secondary academic success after being segregated by sex in elementary, middle or high school.
The time and money wasted on these radical, experimental programs, where boys are treated one way and girls another, would be better spent on what we know works, such as improved funding, smaller classes and greater parental involvement.
One of the great strengths of our public schools is the opportunities they provide students to learn from those who are different from themselves. Boys and girls are shortchanged when these opportunities are closed down.
EMILY MARTIN
