By Thomas Pitts – presented as a speech for a public speaking competition
An ordinary morning in a single-sex school: Hey Cullen, Hi Anthony, what’s good Tyler, nice Shoes Arren…
An ordinary morning in a Co-ed school: Hey Riley how did the math test go… Charlie, that book you recommended, top notch… Raquel, is that a new haircut?
Good morning/afternoon Ms. Street and fellow classmates. My name is Thomas Pitts and I will be talking to you today about why I believe a co-ed school, scenario 2, is better than a single-gender school.
Co-ed schools better prepare students for the future.
Fact: According to Statistics Canada, in 2022, 52.5% of the workforce in Canada were men and 47.5% of the workforce in Canada were women. Going to a co-ed school prepares you for the real world because when you grow up and get a job you have to work with both men and women.
Diane Halpern, the former president of the American Psychological Association, said “We don’t have sex segregated workplaces so why would we have sex segregated schools”? Good point Diane.
Co-ed schools help children develop social skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.
As you all know, in a co-ed school environment, boys and girls have an opportunity to talk to each other and understand each other better. In an all-boys school or all-girls school, they don’t have this experience. I am very lucky to have great friends who are both girls and boys. And it’s not to say you can’t make friends outside of school but we are in school for most of our day.
At university, in the workplace and life in general, men and women will have different ideas, different views and different ways to tackle problems. It’s better to be prepared for this at 4 than experience it for the first time at 18.
Lastly, co-ed schools help break down stereotypes and gender roles.
Single-sex students focus more on stereotypes and gender roles that we know aren’t true. You think girls can’t play sports? Have you met my sister? You think boys can’t cook? I make a mean omelette! Think girls aren’t good at math and science… tell that to the girls in my enriched math class.
When you see boys AND girls do well at lots of different things, every day, you see the world not only differently, but better.
Thank you for listening.
An ordinary day in a single sex School: Hey Cullen, hi Anthony, what’s good Tyler, nice Shoes Arren…
An ordinary morning in a Co-Ed School : Hey Riley how did the math test go… Charlie, that book you recommended, top notch… Raquel, is that a new haircut?
Good morning Ms. Street and fellow classmates. My name is Thomas Pitts and I will be talking to you today about why I believe a co-ed school, school 2, is better than a single sex school.
Co-ed schools better prepare students for the future.
Fact: According to Statistics Canada, in 2022, 52.5% of the workforce in Canada were men and 47.5% of the workforce in Canada were women. Going to a co-ed school prepares you for the real world because when you grow up and get a job you have to work with both men and women.
Diane Halpern, the former president of the American Psychological Association, said “We don’t have sex segregated workplaces so why would we have sex segregated schools”? Good point Diane.
Co-ed schools help children develop social skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.
As you all know, in a co-ed school environment, boys and girls have an opportunity to talk to each other and understand each other better.
In an all boys school or all girls school, they don’t have this experience.
I am very lucky to have great friends who are both girls and boys. And it’s not to say you can’t make friends outside of school but we are in school for most of our day.
At university, in the workplace and life in general, men and women will have different ideas, different views and different ways to tackle problems. It’s better to be prepared for this at 4 than experience it for the first time at 18.
Lastly, co-ed schools help break down stereotypes and gender roles.
Single-sex students focus more on stereotypes and gender roles that we know aren’t true. You think girls can’t play sports? Have you met my sister? You think boys can’t cook? I make a mean omelette! Think girls aren’t good at math and science… tell that to the girls in my enriched math class.
When you see boys AND girls do well at lots of different things, every day, you see the world not only differently… but better.
Thank you for listening.
Co-ed schools help children develop social skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.
As you all know, in a co-ed school environment, boys and girls have an opportunity to talk to each other and understand each other better.
In an all boys school or all girls school, they don’t have this experience.
I am very lucky to have great friends who are both girls and boys. And it’s not to say you can’t make friends outside of school but we are in school for most of our day.
At university, in the workplace and life in general, men and women will have different ideas, different views and different ways to tackle problems. It’s better to be prepared for this at 4 than experience it for the first time at 18.