Tuesday, January 24th, 2012...5:35 pm
Girls vs Boys?
Can separating boys and girls in school help them learn better? Is it important for girls and boys to learn how to work together in school? There is no right answer to this question, it is something people have been in a debate about for a long time.
In math class, Mrs. Eyles is researching the answer to this hot topic question by seating you, her 5th grade students, in gender groups. During this time you have worked on math assignments and projects in groups of your same gender. We want to know what you think about same gender groups; since you have worked in math this way for several months.
Do you like sitting in same gender groups? Why or why not? (be specific!) Do you like it better in just math, or do you wish all of your classes would seat you in same gender groups? Why or why not? Do you think schools should all be same gender schools or should schools have mixed genders? Why or why not?
We look forward to reading your comments!
70 Comments
January 24th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
I really like sitting with boys because some girls don’t have good sense of humor and all they want to do is work and never have a laugh. But some boys will get the joke and you can have fun. I prefer sitting with boys instead of girls. Some girls I just don’t like. I like the seats where they are!!!!!!
January 24th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
I think we should switch off. Sometimes our partners should be the same gender and sometimes it should be a different gender. This way we get to work with everyone.
I believe that girls and boys need to be able to work together because we don’t split the planet apart and assign a half to the boys and a half to the girls. We share this earth together, we run it together, and therefore we work together.
In my opinion, we should have mixed tables. There should be one quiet boy, one loud boy, one quiet girl, and one loud girl. That way all the noise wouldn’t come from one table and it would be balanced. The quiet people could tell the loud people to stop talking. If I sit at a table with a bunch of people who love to talk it’s distracting. When I can locate a specific place where all the noise is coming from it is also very distracting. We should balance it out and make the tables even.
I think mixing boys and girls and keeping them together should happen in each class evenly. I don’t think girls and boys learn differently, but I think people have preferences of how they like to learn so they learn best that way. Girls and boys should learn to learn in all different ways and to be flexible about being together or apart!
Most importantly, I think schools should be mixed gender. If a girl went to an all girls school she wouldn’t work with boys. She wouldn’t have a lot of experience and so she would miss out on a lot of information.
January 24th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
I like sitting with girls or boys. I say that because girls get girls and we can help each other. And boys are always trying to be better then us (which they aren’t). Also, I say that because boys are funny and some of my good friends are boys. So I really don’t care if we sit opposite gender. It’s up to my other class mates.
January 24th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
I prefer sitting together instead of separating boys and girls. One reason is if you put the same gender together they typically talk more and can’t get their work done and sometimes distracts other people. Also, I enjoy sitting with boys and I can get along with them great if not more than girls. I also don’t think that there should be just boys or just girls schools. First, because you should be able to have best friends that are not the same gender, and if they do separate schools then you don’t get the benefit of having that kind of relationship. I think this whole debate comes down to the stereotypical thing that boys get along better with other boys and, girls get along better with other girls which is definitely not true. Also, if you go to a school with only one gender then when you leave school you won’t know how to get along with the other gender because as a child you never had to, unless of course you had siblings that where the opposite gender. There for I think that boys and girls should sit together and not be separated at table groups or in different schools.
January 29th, 2012 at 12:24 am
Katherine,
I agree! You’ve written an insightful post. Nice work.
Mrs. Edwards
January 24th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
I sometimes like to sit in the same gender group. I like it because you get to sit with your friends and I work better with people I know well. Sometimes am OK with it but sometimes boys work better with girls or sometimes it is the opposite. I think that we sould not only sit with the same gender in math but in maybe two more classes. I think that we need to even it out because if we get used to sitting with the same gender then we wont get to work with other people as much. I think that schools should always be mixed gender, because like I said in question #2 you won’t get to work with with other people and you will be used to the same gender and the same people all of the time. And if we do mix than we will get to work with other people and maybe work better because they can teach us new methods.
January 25th, 2012 at 12:09 am
In math I am really enjoying sitting with the same gender. I would not want it in every class though. I like it in math is because I work better with someone I am close with. (Usually the same gender). That is why I like having the same genders in math. I would not want it in every class because we need to learn how to work together and you eventually will become great friends with people with the opposite gender. I think if we do it in just math I think it lets us work with our same gender but it is good in other classes to work with girls and boys. I would not like it to be a only one gender school. I don’t even think that would be fun and again we would not learn how to work with each other. I hope we can keep the seats the way they are.
January 25th, 2012 at 12:33 am
I like being with boys because it is nice to have someone to talk to. Also, I also like sometimes to sit with girls because it is easier to concentrate. I also like doing projects with them though because if you do not sit with them then while you are working you can catch up with them. But then sometimes the girls are chatting away and it is hard to concentrate. So in conclusion I really like it either way. I do like the tables the way they are though!:)
January 25th, 2012 at 1:52 am
I like sitting in gender groups. I like it because sometimes boys don’t get along with girls (usually because the think they are dominant because they wear colorful dresses).So when you get put into a group with someone you don’t like you usually don’t get work done because you are arguing so much. But…..when you get in groups with your friends, you and your friend(s) usually think alike. So when you think alike you can get some great ideas. The only down is as friends you talk with them about stuff you don’t need to think about at the moment. I hope that it stays the way it is. -Marcus
January 25th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
I like sitting with only girls because you can’t get to distracted. But you can also get distracted by other girls that keep on doodling. Sometimes I will just sit and a class and not be able to learn anything because these girls just keep doodling. I think that it can be a great experience if we are put with girls that you can interact and learn with. If I was sitting with boys than I would so distracted because in my class they just talk and talk and talk. Also boys think they are so dominant and they will try to beat you at getting your paper in first or getting done with all their work first (it is so annoying if you know what I mean). And also girls all think alike so you get really good ideas from one another! That is mostly why I like sitting with girls. ~ Eva
January 25th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Hi is’s Tate. Yes and no. Yes because you get to be with all of your friends. No because when you’re with your friends you can’t work as well. I think it is good for one class but not for all of them. I think it is important to sit with other genders too. Ithink other schools should do what they think is right because nobody should control someone else.
Tate
January 25th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Hi
I think that just in a class or two we should separate in boys and girls, like math or/and science.
The reason I think we should be separated is boys and girls tend to argue or think they are dominate and the same gender tend to get along. I also think we should be together because we should get used to being with the other gender and it would be a big step from no boys/girls to being around a lot of them. I like the way the seats are now, separate in math and together in all other classes.
Meg
January 25th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
I like sitting with girls. It is nice to have someone to talk to. I also think I can trust girls more than boys because they are the one who I play with more often. That way I am not afraid to ask anyone a question. I like sitting with girls and boys in the classroom, because sometimes boys may know more in a certain subject than girls do. It is also nice to learn something new. Boys mostly enjoy things that girls don’t. But who knows?! Maybe boys favorites are really interesting! I think schools should have mixed genders because boys and girls have different learning levels. It would be helpful to have a boy who knows more help you. In my opinion, its not all about whether or not you like or dislike the other gender!
~ Sarah Grace
January 25th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
I think that it doesn’t matter. I like working with boys because if you are working with your friend you probably worked together before so you know how fast they go or if they’re better at some subject or another. I also don’t mind working with girls because some times I want to work alone but you can ask them questions when you want to. So I really don’t care if I work with boys or girls.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
I like sitting with girls because it’s usually easier to get along with your own gender. Sometimes I get stuck sitting with all boys and I can’t work at all. The reason I can’t work is because they are always talking and joking around. Girls are alot calmer and more focused. If I want to ask a question I usually don’t like asking a boy.
Nathalie:-)
January 25th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
I like sitting in same gender groups because I tend to work better when it is quite around me. (girls don’t seem to talk as much as boys at least on as much as the boys in my class) I also think that boys and girls learn to work to gether because in the future girls and boys will have to work together. I think that schools shouldn’t be separated because when you move on to a new school you won’t know how to get along with the other gender. I like sitting with boys because they like to joke around and they can be really funny sometimes, but other times they won’t stop talking so other people can get their work done. It can also be annoying sometimes because boys are always trying to be better than the girls. (I agree with Emily, there not!!) I personally want the seats to stay the way they are, but I over all don’t care if I sit with girls or boys
January 25th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
I liked having different gender groups because I work better with boy instead of girls although, I don’t like one thing, sometimes it is harder to work on independent work because we talk a lot. I like it in math because we usually do a lot of things together. I do not think there should be all gender schools because it is good for a guy like me to befriend a girl.
-Will™
January 25th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Hello, in some ways yes and in some ways no because I think that I learn better with boys but sitting with different people is good so you know there style of learning and some people work better with it being quiet around them and some people should be more aware of that. I think that it is important because we need to know how the boys and girls work together. I don’t like it because the same gender seems to understand you better but sometimes it’s just easier. I think different gender schools are better because you learn that you are all humans but all different and that know gender is better than the other one. But separating them is not allways the best choice because we need to know about how to work with them.
January 25th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
I like sitting with my friends. I like this because when we do group projects boys usually think to do the same kind of project. I like sitting with who ever I want to. I don’t really like having assigned seats. I don’t like this because if you feel like sitting with one person you can’t because of assigned seats. I don’t think schools should be sorted by gender.I don’t think this because it is fun to meet different friends and to talk to different people.
-Will S.
January 25th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
I like sitting in gender groups. I think that some classes should have boys and girls separated and some not separated. I like sitting with girls because I like to have someone to talk to that is the same gender as me. I also think that sitting with boys lets you get to know people better that are not your same gender. It also doesn’t distract me as much when I’m sitting with boys and girls. I think that when you’re sitting with girls it is fun to work with them and you partially have the same ideas. When you’re working with boys, you don’t think that much alike so it is harder to work with them. I like how the tables how they are!
January 25th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I like sitting in gender groups. I think boys and other boys get along better.Than girls and boys. I also like sitting boy, girl. I mean, if you sit with your friends that are boys you might talk and talk. So when you have a girl as a partner you might not be as good friends so you could get your work done easier and make a new friend.Sometimes when you grouped with somebody you have never met that is a girl you might not like them, you will just argue.If you are a boy like me would already everybody in your class including the girls! So you would not have that problem. Well it all comes down to this, last sentence.I like sitting boy, girl but…. I prefer the seating way it is now!
From your true friend,
Matthew
January 25th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
I like being in a table group with all girls. I think we can help each other easier and we all kind of think a like. I like it in math but I don’t think we should do it in all of classes. If we did it in all classes we wouldn’t be able to talk to everyone else. (opposite gender) I really do like it in math. It helps me focus a lot more when boys aren’t trying to talk to me or other boys. I think that the seating should stay the same way. But, I think some people who may talk too much should be with quiet people, so they can remind them to not talk. I think that schools should be mixed genders. I think that we all need to talk to each other, get to know them, and become friends. I would like seating to the way it is.
January 25th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
I really like sitting in gender groups in math. I really like not having to listen to all the boys chat about football and other random sports things(that gets very annoying.) Also we get to sit with all are friends when we sit in boy girl groups. Another thing is boys learn differently then girls. Boys think anything is fun when it has the word football or baseball or some other sport. But girls don’t think things with sports in them are very fun. But, that is just my opinion. I hope Mrs. Eyles doesn’t change the seating soon. I like the people at my table. Great blog post Mrs. Walker. Lele P(:
January 25th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
I think that it could go either way because if girls and boys are separated, then girls can get really chatty and so can the boys. Also, boys can learn their way and girls can learn their way without the other gender saying WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
But if they are mixed, then they get t learn more about people who you didn’t know that much about before. Also, they get an idea of how the opposite gender’s brain works and how they solve things or do things and maybe get some ideas for their own.
January 25th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
I like sitting with both genders. I like sitting with girls and boys because it seems right to me. I have been in four different schools and have always been with boys and girls. I think that if I just sat with boys it might feel weird. Maybe that is because I have good friends that are girls. The girls do not make me feel uncomfortable and sometimes I think they have a lot of really good personalities and they sometimes look at things in a different way then boys would look at things. I hope you consider my comments because I think both boys and girls have a lot to offer each other.
January 26th, 2012 at 12:05 am
I like being separated into gender groups because boys typically thing alike and same with girls. I like this seating also because in some subjects boys are stronger in it but in other subjects girls are stronger in it. If the boys and girls sit at the same table then one gender may have to help the other one and they will get behind. If the genders are separate, then everyone is at about he same level so you will be able to relate and not be left behind by your table. Also some people just don’t get along with other people so there may be a lot of arguing. It is most likely the two people who don’t get along are different genders. If you are feeling bad and you need to be cheered up people at your table could make a joke or two. If you are not with your gender people may not interact with you or act unfriendly to you. I also would like for the classes in which one gender is a lot stronger than the other to be separated. That is why I think it is better to separate genders most of the time.
January 26th, 2012 at 12:14 am
I like sitting in gender groups because you’re with you best friends, but sometimes the boys talk with the other boys and it gets noisy. I think that all classes shouldn’t be boys at one table and girls at another. The reason why is because if you’re talking in class, you can’t hear what the teacher has to say. I think that schools should be a mixed gender. I say that because it gives a chance for boys and girls to mix and partner up. Also I think that if schools are not mixed gender, people will have a hard time trying to be partners. When you pair boys and girls up, it’s showing 1. those people can’t work together, 2. they don’t work well with there opposite gender, 3. they work well together, or 4. they work well with the opposite gender.
January 26th, 2012 at 12:34 am
I like sitting in gender groups but I think every so often we should switch off. It’s fun having something different than what we usually have. I think this because it is sometimes better to have something different and not just the same thing every time. It is fun to work with friends because you know them better and they are easier to work with. I like having the gender groups just in math because it will get same old, same old. I like it for one class but more than one would get old and it wouldn’t be as fun. It would just get worn out. I think there shouldn’t be only boys or girls schools because like I said it would get worn out and and not as exciting.
Hope you got what you needed Mrs. Eyles!!!!!!
-Eliza N.
January 26th, 2012 at 12:57 am
I prefer having mixed gender table groups because I think you learn better. Mostly because boys and girls think in different ways and therefore sharing ideas is helpful. Also, I think mixed gender helps because a lot of boys talk during class and the girls can tell them to stop (the boys wouldn’t say stop cause they’re talking). Also, some girls don’t pay a lot of attention and the boys can remind them. I also think that eventually girls and boys will be working with each other in the future so why would you try and stop the inevitable. Last but not least, I think that boys and girls should be in the same schools because they learn better like I said earlier why try and stop the inevitable.
January 26th, 2012 at 1:09 am
I like it either way. No I don’t think schools should be separate because we are still kids. People learn differently. So when you to your opposite gender you concentrate more but you don’t learn when you don’t try to. So when you’re with your own gender you get more out of it, but you can get off track. So I think its not the issues of gender but personality and tolerance for the other gender. I like the tables but I would be fine with others too. Some people think that they should be separated because, they think they don’t like the other gender. Although if you don’t like a food you are not going to eat if you have a choice right? So really like I said before I don’t think it’s gender but personality and knowledge. When people stick to their gender for a while they don’t understand more and more. Yet when you get t understand you realize they’re just like you only different. If you look close enough you’ll see a mirror image.
January 26th, 2012 at 1:56 am
I like it both ways because if you are sitting with all girls or all boys then they may be more helpful for the problem because your gender has things in common. Sitting with girls and boys might help you because you are going to have to learn to get along with girls and boys. Sometimes sitting with all girls or all boys can be a distraction because they would be more social so people right beside you can be talking because I know that our class is very social. Sometimes girls are bugged by boys or boys are bugged by girls.
January 26th, 2012 at 2:15 am
I feel that gender seperation has some up and downs. Ups being that when your in groups you get to work with your friends ( you probably don’t argue as much with friends). The downs being that all the boys in my class are very chatty and when there all together it is very hard to pay attention to whats going on, because they are in the front of the room. I also did not like it when we did all Ms. Burris’s class girls and Mr. Parrish’s girls all together. There was to much giggling and whispering and it was just all very distracting. Another thing is I think that we should put girls in the front, so they aren’t so distracted ( especially in my class.) I think the gender seperation should happen in Math and Science. I feel like that because again with the working together and in Science we do alot of working together. We shouldn’t do it in all the classes because we should learn to work with a different gender. Also, because when we move on out of Trinity School they are going to put whoever in your group not the people you like. Life isn’t that easy, that’s why we should only do it in Math and Science. I think that schools should be mixed, just like I said you need to learn how to work with a different gender. – Alyssa
January 26th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
I like it a lot better with gender groups. now I can sit next to one of my friends! I love gender groups so much! I think that we should only have gender groups in math, science, and Art because it’s nice to get to know someone sometimes. I think that it is good to have gender groups because girls get along with girls better, and boys get along with boys better. also, I think that it would be good to sit in boy girl because if you always sat next to your gender, you would always talk. I think that I like just a couple of classes better than the whole school being based on what gender you are.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
I personally like sitting with boys. That’s because when us boys have a bunch of different ideas, we can tell each other the bad things about it and the good things about it. So we can be honest with each other. Another reason why is because we like sitting with other boys, it’s almost like it’s comforting. Most boys like the same thing as other boys. I like sitting with boys in every subject because like I said it’s sort of comforting, and we usually have something to talk about. I definitely do not think that schools should be split up. That would be like in the 1950s when African-Americans were not allowed to go to the same schools as whites. And wouldn’t that be against the law, right?
January 26th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
I kind of like sitting in gender group because you get to sit with a lot of your friends but people talk a lot more. If we sat in gender groups in all classes I think people would talk a lot more. I think that if schools have very talkative people they should not do gender groups but if they have quiet people they should do gender groups.
January 26th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
I like sitting the way we are now in gender groups because it is harder to concentrate when boys are being really loud. I am glad that every class is not same gender. Because then you would not be used to it for when you are older and you work with different genders. I think that all schools should be together with boys and girls. I would not go to a same gender school because you would get used to working with the same gender and not be able to work with other genders.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
I don’t like the boys and girls being seperated because the boys tend to talk more. It is really distracting and it makes it really hard to concentrate on the lesson when the teacher is constantly having to tell them to stop talking. I hate how it angers the teacher and I have less time to do my work. They only seem to talk that much in that one class with gender seperation. <3
January 26th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
For me, I like sitting in the same gender groups; I work well with the same gender.Also, if you have the opposite gender at you table if you have a small question it’s hard to ask them.But you can feel more comfortable around the same gender.That’s what I think.
-Virginia
January 26th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I think at least for me it’s easier to work with my gender. Sometimes I am partnered with a boy and they try to do all the work and if I do not understand something I don’t wanna ask my partner. Boys can be very distracting. They make a lot of noise so I can not focus. But for science I think it would be better if it were mixed so that we could see each others ideas. I like how the tables how they are!
January 26th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I like sitting with boys but I don’t. I like it because I get to sit with the people I hang around with also you can connect better when you are with your gender. Like I sit with one of my best friends and I like to hang out with him. I don’t like it because I don’t listen well when I am sitting with boys. So I may miss something miss Eyles said because I was talking about something. I think boys and girls should sit together because boys and gitls have different ways of doing things and when you sit together you can share your ideas. I think every month we should switch from same gender to different gender.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I prefer working with mixed gender tables because boys and girls think a lot differently and I think its better to share our different ideas. Also boys tend to be pretty chatty so if the boys are talking then the girls can tell them to keep quiet. If there are a bunch of boys sitting next to me then I am going to want to talk to them and then I can’t listen to the teacher or do my work (because I’m talking). So I would rather sit with mixed tables.
Charlie
January 29th, 2012 at 12:30 am
I love this response , Charlie. You thougth about what was better for you as a student not just what was more fun for you.
Mrs. E
January 26th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
I think separating boys and girls would help both of us focus in class. It is important to make boys and girls work together because everyone should get along, whether your a boy or girl. I liked sitting next to people in my own gender, but sometimes I couldn’t focus on my work. I want this to be in just math because I feel like math is a subject that if you are daydreaming or not paying attention, you’re going to get lost. I would have it mixed schools because if it’s a single gender school, when real life comes around we wouldn’t be able to know how to work with each other.
-Ryan
January 26th, 2012 at 10:12 pm
I think that boys and girls should be together in seating, because when same gender gets together it can be really loud. I also think that same gender thinks alike so if their oposit gender they can look at things in a new different way a different angle. They can fill in for qualities that the other gender does not have therefor making new great ideas. Also most same genders know each other really well and always work with the same people with different gender you can meet new people who might come to be closefriends with. The mixed gender groups can remind the other gender to be quite and pay attention.
January 26th, 2012 at 10:12 pm
I think boys and girls would like it better same gender seating but I don’t think they would do any better because they just want to be with their friends. But I find working with different genders will help us through out the rest of our life because there aren’t any banks for boys or offices for women. So I think that it really doesn’t matter at all.
January 26th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
I think schools should be mixed gender. I say thise because soon kids will think it is not right be with a different gender and that is wrong. I think math should be the only subject with same gender seating because we should be with the other gender sometimes.
January 26th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
I enjoy both. In math, sitting with girls is easiest to me. If you do not understand something girls understand and want to help gently (you know how we are), but if you’re working with guys you want to show them your smart so you usually won’t ask for help. In fifth grade girls hang out with guys more often so this year we’re better friends with them than before. (When we thought they had cooties :0 ) So, working with them in home room or P.E or music, is not that bad. Most of the boys in our grade are nice so it’s not like working with some on you hate because we don’t hate each other. We’re just more comfortable around people of the same gender. Should we go all seperated? Abosoloutly not. I would hate that. I’m friends with a lot of boys (and they’re really funny) so that would not be a good choice.
~Campbell
January 27th, 2012 at 12:01 am
I would have to say maybe, because it really depends on the group of boys or girls. I think that because if you mix some girl with other girls you sometime wouldn’t see any work getting done because they are friends and will chat the whole time, and it is the same with boys. Also if that group is chatting away the other groups won’t get any work done because they are distracted.On the other hand it could be good, because you will be able see people that you don’t usually get to work with and you can get to know them a little better than you already do.I would only do it in Math and Science thought because if we get to comfortable around friend we might really chat a lot! Not all schools I think should have the same genders, but maybe just colleges. Like Morhouse and Spellmen,but I think it is a great thing to have once in a while though!
January 27th, 2012 at 12:14 am
I do not care where I sit. I do not care if we sit same gender or mixed gender. I think that if you sit same gender you may be able to work with no arguments or complaints. I also think that working with your friends may not work because you may tend to talk a lot about something. I think if you sit mixed gender you can get everyone’s opinion in something. I think that if it is all one gender you can get the same idea, but when you are mixed you can get boys and girls opinion. I would only want to sit the same gender only in math, if that is what we do. I think that if we sit in the same gender in every class that it won’t help you learn to work with other people. When you go off to another school your tendency will be to only work with the same gender. I think that there should only be mixed schools because you don’t just want your learning experience to only be with the same gender. You have to mix it up. I do not care where I sit in math. Either all one gender or mixed is okay with me.
January 27th, 2012 at 12:16 am
I Like sitting in gender groups but I think we talk so much. I do not think we should. I think kids should projects together but not sit. I think kids should sit together in every subject. My overall answer is kids should be mixed.
William W.
January 27th, 2012 at 12:18 am
It depends on which boy or girl. Some girls in my class are extremely talkative. But it’s easier to get help from someone of the same gender. On the other hand,some boys in my class goof off all of the time. Other are able to control them selves and are easy to work with.
The gender separation groups should be in some classes, but not all of our classes. It is important to know how to corporate with opposite genders.
I prefer a school with mixed genders. I can’t even imagine how talkative a school with only girls in it would be, and how loud and goofy a school with only boys in it would be.
-Zelle
January 27th, 2012 at 12:25 am
I think that it should be separated by gender because boys can be really annoying to girls who are trying to get their work done, and the girls can be really annoying to the boys by saying “Be quiet!’ and “Shh!!”
January 27th, 2012 at 12:43 am
I really dont care where I sit, i really dont mind sitting with girls or boys. I dont have a reason for not caring. So, in the end, I really dont care where I sit.
-Isabel
January 27th, 2012 at 12:45 am
I like sitting with the same gender groups better because it makes me feel more relieved that no one will bother me and I am free to ask any question to my friend that I want. I also like same gender groups better because whenever it comes time for partners you don’t have to go anywhere. I most definitely like sitting with same genders because usually all your other gender partner or table works on is work. What I’m meaning to say is there’s barely any time for laughs. Last but not least, I don’t think that schools should be separated by genders ,but sometimes even in other classes besides Math its good to sit only with your own gender. Thats why I like sitting with same gender groups better.
January 27th, 2012 at 1:25 am
I think sitting with the same gender has some ups and downs. I think a positive would be trying not to talk about the stuff your gender usually talks about like me and x always talk about wresting. So I like the competition of resisting the urge to talk. A disadvantage is when we work together we talk all the time and have think the same way. So I like sitting with mixed gender because boys and girls usually think different and we come up with more ideas. Also when you try talking about wrestling with them they are like what ever. I think we should have no classes because it is also good for boys and girls to work together.
January 27th, 2012 at 1:39 am
I prefer to sit with your gender (girls) at math. I like it because if you need help you can ask them to help you with the question. Usually boys just give the answer to you and don’t fully explain it. Also, I think that it is easy to concentrate with girls. Sometimes boys joke around and play together during a lesson. That makes me really frustrated because I am trying to learn and they are distracting me. Although I don’t like sitting with opposite gender in math, it is fine in other subjects. I think that is because in math you have to really pay attention to every detail to get the material. In other subjects you can just be told what to do and understand. I think that this topic is very interesting and I cannot wait to see if it makes a difference. – Madison
January 27th, 2012 at 2:18 am
I think we should switch from time to time. Since then we would work with our best buddies, but also we would also with our opposite genders. for example, girls might work better with their same genders. Since they are very calm, and don’t try to roughhouse their way to victory, but try to make as much sense out their ideas as they can, and think logically. Also, even though they might work well together, they might all have the same ideas and would need something new.
Now on he other hand, boys are the more energetic. And would all have different and very creative ideas so they would have a big a variety to choose from. but, they might have a hard time choosing. So once in a while you could put them together and the boys will give you an idea, and the girls will work it out.
-Irene
January 27th, 2012 at 2:25 am
I like working with my gender but the other gender is a little distracting sitting in the front. I like sitting scattered around in the other classes but in math I like sitting with my gender because I can stay on tack. I think that schools should be different genders so that we can work well with each other for when we grow up and work together. Also we might should mix it up once in a while so we know who we can work with and who we can’t work with because we all may haven’t worked together.
January 27th, 2012 at 2:29 am
I like having it where boys sit together and girls sit with each other. If you mess up in front of your friends, you don’t get laughed at. If you are in front of girls you will. I feel less pressure when boys and girls are separated. Boys and girls are competitive. Boys are a little less competitive without girls. This will teach boys and girls to socialize separately.
January 27th, 2012 at 11:26 am
I like sitting with the same gender for many reasons. I like it because sometimes boys, don’t want to listen to girls. So, if you are working in a group that could be a problem. Also, I don’t feel as distracted with girls. I think we should be with just girls or just boys. Maybe we could occasionally switch off, because if you’re with a boy maybe you really don’t want to talk. I think that all my classes could switch off some. Such as, one month all girls and boys, and another month mixed up. You don’t always want it to be the boring, same thing! I do not think there should be all boy schools or all girl schools. I think having mixed gender gives you more of a school experience. Also, you are going to have to know what other people (not your gender) how they act.
-Maddie
January 27th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
I like sitting in genders tables in math because its easier to focus. The girls at my table are good friends of mine and dont call me stupid and support me even if I get something wrong. I can alwasy ask them for help if there is something I don’t understand. Also, with boys at your table it easier to get distracted and off topic.
I also really like sitting with mixed gender. I think that if boys and girls are seperate all the time everything can turn into one big competition of who is smarter and awesomer than who. Boys and girls should be able to mingle and become friends. Some times its a lot of fun to have boys at your table because they can make you laugh and they can turn into really good friends. Personally, I would HATE to go to an all girl school because you wouldnt have the mixture of school and everything would be sooo much different.
January 27th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Well in math class one boy and one girl sit at my table. So I can’t really answer the question about liking sitting with the same gender, but if I did sit with all girls I think I might like that. I think I’d like it because it would be a nice change from sitting with boys in all my other classes. I like it sitting in gender groups in math but I also like sitting with boys too because when you are with the opposite gender you have a smaller urge to talk during class. I also think that schools should have mixed genders so you have a chance to get used to the opposite gender and not think that they have cooties or something like that.
January 27th, 2012 at 11:37 pm
I personally don’t care who I sit with but others might have different opinions. I think you normally have more things in common with the same gender thats why you talk more. That’s why I think schools should be mixed. Although sometimes it’s good to switch off with the same gender and mixed. I think maybe one of your classes should be the same gender, that way you don’t always disruppt the class.
January 28th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
I like sitting in groups based on your gender, but I don’t think I would like it in every class because when I am separated by gender it can be hard to meet people. Although I am glad we do that in math because it helps me concentrate more because sometimes in math the boys can be distracting. I also think sometimes if boys are with their same gender they try to show off and so it might be better for them if they sat with girls.
January 28th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
I like sitting with my own gender, but I don’t think i would want to do that in each class. I think that hen you are separated by your own gender it can be a problem because you can’y really learn about them. Although in math it is good to sit with my own gender because sometimes the boys can be distracting, but I guess it isn’t a bad idea for some girls to sit with some boys because they will try to show off and they just end up in trouble.
January 28th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
I like sitting with girls for very many reasons. First, I feel I focus more. The boys are always fooling around. For instance, two boys in my class are always distracted. They fight over pencils and cut up their papers. If I was sitting next to one of them I would freak! Also, I feel that girls think alike each other. They work at the same speed. When girls need help they can just ask the others because they most usually know how to help. Last, I feel everyone feels more cofortable with their own gender. You don’t feel as silly when you mess up too. I would like to continue to sit in gender spots.
January 28th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
I would rather have mixed gender groups. Over the past couple of years I have learned that I work really well with boys, but I get along with girls too. I think that it is important that we learn how each other think. Also, sitting with mixed genders makes you learn how other genders act. I think that we should have mixed genders.
- Kate
January 30th, 2012 at 12:33 am
I think having boys and girls separated have the good times and the bad times. For me I think boys work better together and the girls work better together because they can concentrate more and that leads to working better together. Sometimes boys tend to talk more than the girls but boys stop talking when the teacher says to stop talking.
January 30th, 2012 at 1:41 am
I like sitting in gender groups because I feel more comfortable asking questions. I also think that at this stage in our childhood we work better with people that are our gender. Even if a people start talking, someone who doesn’t talk a lot can tell them to be quiet.
On the other hand, I think we should work with other genders because we need to learn how to work with everyone. I think that if we didn’t work with other genders we wouldn’t want to work with them for the rest of our lives.
Overall, I think that we should sit and do most of our work with our gender, but do some of our work with opposite gender. That way we learn the material better, but we also learn to work with the opposite gender.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
I sometimes like sitting in gender-specific groups and other times not so much. I like it when you work with your same gender group because you work well with them. Also you trust your gender more because usually you are friends with your gender. However, work becomes more challenging and less productive as a whole class. I do not like it when you are working in a mixed group. In my experience, the boys usually team up together and the girls are sometimes second-guessed. You are second-guessed because the boys usually don’t trust you as much as their own gender. The good side to this is that it is easier to concentrate and it isn’t as loud.
~Jena