Separating Boys and Girls in 5th Grade - Page 2

[Linda on the move]

My kids go to an alternative school, and my younger DD is a bright, normal, quiet girl. She does her work. Teachers at traditional school liked her because she totally fell into the "quiet little worker" mold.

However, there is a really high % of kids with ADD/ ADHD at the alternative school (some of them are the kids who truly cannot cope with traditional school, and there's a high % of boys) and DD loves the way this affects her classes. The teachers HAVE to keep it interesting. They HAVE to mix it up. They HAVE to let the kids get messy and use their hands.

It's fun and it's interesting, and even though she made straight As in regular school, she feels she's learning more now and making deeper connection. For her, being where the lessons are geared to active boys really works.

[AllisonR]

Not for my kids. DS would be miserable, since many of his friends are girls. He is a quiet observer, not a wild tough guy. DD could go either way, though I  suppose its still to early to tell.

As a child I would have been miserable. I never understood the complex submeanings behind every statement in the all girls cliques. The guys would say it like it is, and were there for learning. I remember when it became socially acceptable to ONLY and EVER hang out with the same sex - I mean it was so black and white it could have been a rule writen in blood. This was about 3rd grade. I was miserable, from then until high school, when boys and girls got back to mixing again, and normal. Oh how I hope this does not happen with my kids. hmm, I think I'll make a new thread.