Are there particular kinds of girls who likely would be better served by coeducational environments?
Norris: No, I believe so strongly that any girl benefits from having an experience where she can be back in touch with her authentic self. Are there coed settings where they are tuned in to issues of gender stereotypes? There may be and, if so, then fine. But culturally-dictated stereotypes for both girls and boys are so loudly broadcast, so pervasive, in our culture that it takes an extraordinarily sophisticated setting to help kids resist these tendencies. What do you see to be the main differences in approach when educating girls in an all-girls environment versus a coeducational environment? Norris: When boys and girls are separated during the teen years, you eliminate that sexually-charged undercurrent during the academic day. You take the spotlight off the external in a girls’ school. In girls’ schools, girls are not spending an hour getting ready to go to class and this is symbolic of the emphasis placed on appreciating and developing girls’ ideas, decision-making skills, and pr
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