The
aim of this study is to find out the consequences brought by the system of
coeducation on the character and personality of students. In this study we will
try to find out the positive and negative impacts of coeducation on the
character of students, in order to discover that is the said system is helpful
to be implemented in our educational settings or not.
What
is co-education?
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or mixed-gender education is the integrated education of male and female students in the same environment. This and single-sex education are alternatives, and both are employed around the world. Many older institutions of higher education were previously reserved for one gender but have now changed to become coeducational.
Coeducation finds its origin in Sparta, Greece. At that time, there was no distinction between boys and girls. They studied and played together. They were given academic education along with physical training. Plato, the great philosopher theorized that coeducation was essential for the development of personality. He believed that coeducation was the only way to make boys and girls beneficial to the society. Therefore, West acknowledged and adopted the system of co-education for the benefits it provides.
Coeducation finds its origin in Sparta, Greece. At that time, there was no distinction between boys and girls. They studied and played together. They were given academic education along with physical training. Plato, the great philosopher theorized that coeducation was essential for the development of personality. He believed that coeducation was the only way to make boys and girls beneficial to the society. Therefore, West acknowledged and adopted the system of co-education for the benefits it provides.
Effects of coeducation
For
years, a question many educators, parents, and researchers have been asking is
whether or not it is academically beneficial to teach to boys and girls
together or separately at school. Some argue that coeducation allows males and
females of all ages to become more prepared for real-world situations, whereas
a student that is only familiar with a single-sex setting could be less
prepared, nervous, or uneasy. However, at certain ages, students may be more
distracted by the opposite gender in a coeducational setting. This distraction
may affect how often a student is willing to raise his or her hand in class and
to focus on the lesson. The absence of the
opposite sex creates a non-realistic environment not duplicated in the real world.
The real world is made up of males and females.
Positive
Impacts
The
world is comprised of men and women, boys and girls, and if a school’s mission
is to prepare students for life in the world, then co-educational schools have
an advantage and teach important skills that will be called on for success in
later schooling and life.
A
co-ed school is a place to encounter, understand, and work with the other
gender; that the genders are, fundamentally compatible; that girls and boys can
and should learn from each other; that differences, when they do exist, can be
understood. These are powerful assumptions and can
have a significant impact on student learning.
The positivity of coeducation is that a person learns how to
interact and deal with other people and he/she develops her interpersonal
skills which becomes a strong stick to an old man when he/she enters the
professional life because in that period of your life it is not necessary that
you are only going to deal with girls if you are a girl or boys if you are a
boy. Co-ed provides an opportunity to be better trained from earlier stages.
Co-educational
schools teach important skills that will be called on for success in later
schooling and life. In a co-ed school, girls and boys can also know that
when they succeed with the other gender present, this can only have a positive
impact on future achievement and self-esteem. And this issue of the world
remains an important reason to support co-education.
There
is also the issue of diversity. A diverse school experience featuring contact
with people from different backgrounds, cultures, belief systems, and genders
which is a positive phenomenon. A co-educational school does, then, offer an
experience that is more real and powerful. Girls and boys can and should learn
from each other.
The
interaction between boys and girls at this age helps in their practical life
later on. Co-education also produces a healthy competition. The boys become
more civilized and polished in the presence of girls. The girls also stand to
gain something in the presence of boys.
Positive Impacts on Student’s character |
Negative
impacts
Much
has been written both in favor of, and against co-educational institutes all
around the world. Both the proponents and
opponents cite apparently valid arguments to support their view.
The negative aspect is engaging in some non required
activities like mostly in coeducation girls and boys are found hanging around
cafes and pubs, bunking the classes and this all stinks.
The
boys and girls might waste their time in activities unrelated to their studies.
The youth is characterized by irresponsibility and immaturity. This free
contact can result in laxity of morals. Therefore, it is false economy to teach
them in the same institution.
Negative impacts on student’s character |
Conclusion
Coeducation
has always remained a controversial issue. Some people want this system to be
adopted in all the institutions on the other hand; there is a sizable portion
of population that is opposed to it. Both the schools of thought present
argument supporting their stance. Proponents of coeducation argue that it is
the need of hour and that it has the ability to eliminate the problems of the
developing country. Nonetheless, the opponents dare to disagree. To them, the system
does not confirm to the religious, social and cultural values of the society.
Decision
should not be based on whether to minimize
or increase a child's exposure to the opposite sex at educational institutions.
We must consider the reputation of the school, the activities it offers and the quality of education
and educators.
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