Getting to the point of looking at secondary schools for DS1 (in Year 4, so two years yet before crunch time.) DH & I would prefer him to go to an all boys school - he has said he wants to go to a mixed school. He is at a mixed primary now, and never seems to notice or refer to the girls, so this came as a surprise. On further discussion it transpired that becuase he is not interested in foootball when all the other boys are obsessed (surely can't be true?? ) he thinks this would be compounded if only boys.
He has plenty of friends and goes to play at other boys houses etc so not a loner.
We have dome excellent boys schools locally where they teach in 'boy-learning' task orientate way, rather than 'project based' which seems to suit girls better - hence the preference. Also, concerned girls would be a distraction.
BTW - not really a question about whether single sex or mixed is better, but for those who have already been there - how did you balance your childs preferences with your own?
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kookaburra · 29/01/2007 12:50
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