It is often said that boys and girls should go to separate schools. Some people support this idea because students can concentrate on their studies, not on other activities such as dating with girls. In my point of view, however, it is non-sense because co-ed school helps students to know better opposite sex and to attend many exciting activities.
More than anything else, both of boys and girls can understand better each other. Since different sex has different characteristics, attending school together itself can be an educational benefit. Most of undeveloped countries have a higher rate of rape than other developed nations. Sociologists have found that this mainly resulted from their school system, that is, separate schools. This system does not allow students to know about opposite sex, and they tend to impulsively commit this tragic crime just out of curiosity. On the contrary, co-ed school provides students with many chances of mingling together, positively affecting their sexual identity. This research clearly shows that schooling with opposite sex is very advantageous for students to know the others better.
In addition, students can take part in many interesting activities. Boys and girls usually have different interests and they make a variety of clubs in school. This benefits them to enjoy many experiences they did not know before, and thus the school life would be more amusing and helpful in the future. When I was in co-ed high school, I participated in distinctive clubs, such as soccer, cartoons, and especially cooking club. At cooking club, I could learn a lot how to make foods and to choose healthy ingredient. Thanks to that experience, I could support myself without problem related to making meals when I was in college. Until now, I usually make some foods for my wife, and now I am living very satisfied and happy life. Judging from personal experience, we can see that various activities from co-ed school not only enable us to live more entertaining life, but also teaches us useful skills.
To sum up, I firmly believe that co-ed school is recommended for the reasons of its educational function and many social performances. Some people might disagree with my idea saying that the school makes students divert their attention to unnecessary interaction. However, they have to remember the fact that separating according to sex is out of fashion, and this society requires people to be equipped with both traits of man and woman. In this sense, nothing can be more efficient than educating boys and girls in the same place.
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