Good writing to share -- Coed Education (by Vicky)

Schools today have a variety of diverse kinds, such as single-sex ones or coed ones. What are your opinions about them? And which one would you choose for your children? The following are some of my points of view and own experiences with regard to coed campus during my learning journey.

There are both pros and cons of a coed school. One of the advantages of coed school is that everyone will be treated equal no matter girls or boys. And there are no questions about the separation of the sex differences. The other merit is that coed schools develop our maturities and self-esteems, helping us to improve our communication skills; the schools with dissimilar sexes promote awareness, helping us to learn more about ourselves and others. On the other hand,--well goes on an old saying, "There are two sides to one coin." --coed school brings some problems about teen dating. Many arguments about this issue have in debated: dating may distract someone; dating may hurt academic performance; dating may hide career success, and so on. Because of lacking the wisdom and self-control, it is pretty dangerous for teens that do not emotionally ready to deal with the complexities and demands of a relationship.

For my own experiences, I have been all in coed schools from kindergarten to university. With my perspective, it is gracious and jubilant to be in a coed campus. Since I was in a wind band in junior high, there must need someone to play the heavy, huge instruments--tuba, baritone, for example. At this situation, it is more considerate and suitable that my classmates who are male play with them. Still, when we have a performance or concert, we, both sexes, cooperate to transport our public instruments, especially percussion instruments. In addition, I was in a coed high school as well. I dared to say, the most beautiful memory that we created together is in our PE class which we play basketball with a strong team, including boys and girls. The harmonious relationships and cordial atmosphere are beyond description. I pretty cherish the time we, both genders, got together.

Generally speaking, in my opinion, coed education is superior to single-sex education. In a coed school, we learn how to socialize with people; how to deal with others; how to manage our relations, particularly between different sex distinctions. With these above interaction skills, we will be vigorous when we engage in social functions in the future.