Boys and Girls Should Attend Separate Schools

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
- What are the benefits of having girls and boys attend separate schools?
- What are some negative aspects of having girls and boys attend separate schools?
- How would schools change if boys and girls attended separate schools?

Expression	Definition
gender	(n) state of being male or female They had to write what their gender was on the form.
school	(n) institution responsible for educating people She couldn’t wait to get back to school and begin learning new things.
separate	(adj) viewed as apart The brothers and sisters went to school in separate cars.
distinct	(adj) recognizably different The school had a distinct smell when the weather got warmer.
divide	(v) to separate The teacher had to divide the class into smaller groups.
attend	(v) be present at She didn’t want to attend school if her friends weren’t there.
get into	(expression) to enter They had to find another way to get into school.
join up	(expression) to meet an engage with She had to join up with the other girls to go to class.
sit down	(expression) take a seat The boy was told to sit down in his seat.
school of thought	(expression) particular beliefs or ways of thinking of something One school of thought suggests that boys and girls should be separated.

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