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same sex....education?? |
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Maybe I am just too old |
| Date Posted: |
10/27/2001 |
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first, the terminology is "women's colleges," not "girl's schools." (you wouldn't call the citadel a "boy's school," would you? and yes, I know it's coed now.)
second, single-sex colleges aren't trying to prove that women "are just as good as guys" -their students are a self-selecting crowd and tend to already know that. these schools offer a completely different educational experience, a whole other philosophy. gender doesn't interfere negatively with learning, and you come to realize how incomplete your education has been, how different the world ought to be. of course, there's the whole confidence aspect, the "old girls' network," the cleaner bathrooms, and a ton of other stuff I could go into.
look at female execs running fortune 500 companies: most of them come from women's colleges. if you don't believe me, there was
a new york times article about this in 1996.
and to put away some stereotypes, no, not everyone's a feminist. not everyone's a dyke, nor is everyone straight and desperate.
--a proud wellesley alumna |
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But, I would call an all female school a "girl's school" and the Citadel (or whatever) a "boy's school".
These people are 18 to 22 years old. That's a kid to me. Of course, I don't like it when my Mom calls 40 year olds 'kids', so I understand (she's in her 60's).
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