heloooviolent outbursts overall. Boys with more female peers in their classes showed
higher enrolment rates in both advanced mathematics and science classes, but overall
benefits were found in all grades for both sexes. They conclude that this effect is due to the
positive influence, the girls are adding to the classroom environment.
In fact the study found that primary school classrooms with a female majority showed
increased academic success for both boys and girls. In the middle and high schools, the
classrooms which had the best academic achievements overall were consistently those that
had a higher proportion of girls enrolled. The researchers suggest that boys and girls may
learn differently, but it is better not to send them to sex-segregated schools.
Boys become conscious of their dressing habits, behavior and the style girls. They work
hard to remain ahead of one another. Co-education reduces gender bias in the society. It
generates a feeling of equality between both and sexes. The feeling of male dominance
may be wiped out from the society if this system of education is given importance.
However, some people are opposed to the system of co-education. According to them, this
system is against the Indian culture and tradition. It is also argued that girls feel more free
in an institution which is meant only for girls. As such they have greater scope of