Rejecting All-girls, All-boys School, College?

My experience with educational institutions is one long, sorry tale of woe. You wouldn't want to inflict that on your children, not even in your wildest moments of mum outrage, believe you me. I live to tell the tale only because, growing up in staid, conservative India, I was too timid to imagine alternatives. I simply buckled down and zombied my way to school and through an 'education'. Had I even one 300C homeopathic amount of an independent spirit back then, I'd have turned into a surf bum. One could well say that I was saved by my singular lack of imagination - dullness has its privileges.

 

@Rihana,

Just heard this New All-Boys School Opens In Washington, D.C. To Some Controversy yesterday on radio! Coincidence?

PS: I have no opinion on this one - My son goes to an all boys school

 

@sokanasanah ,You just described my school life in better language.

I studied from 5 th till I finished my degree in all girls school. I don't know if I missed anything not being in co ed.

I simply hated the school days, the fact that, I have to study and the comparison I had to go though the book worms, school toppers around me and finish degree so I don't have to get married to a ' kadely nikkane chekkan ' ( the store helper boy) because my mom kept telling me no one want to marry a girl who does not have a degree.

I never had any problem talking to boys then or men now. My brother is just 2 years elder to me and lot of same age boys were around neighborhood. This might have helped, I don't know.

I consider myself as a late bloomer, I have turned to be a cheerful very talkative person,with always a smile on the face, others think i'm very confident ( basement weak, building strong category ) I don't think my all girl school/college has anything to do with it.


When it come to my children, being in US, I don't think all girls/boys was much of an option for me, but now when she talk about going to " Europe and doing her UG" I ruled it out with out discussion.
We are in a tug war of she studying in state vs out of state.

 

Schools I would stick with co-ed. At 18 if I have raised them right they wouldnt choose a college because its one-gender. So if they did choose one because of other considerations then I wouldn’t stop them either because it not co-ed.

 

So, I guess the plan is to meet future husband/wife in med-school or HBS?

 

Given where I live ........I would only be too happy if that were the case.

 

Good choice - if it's any consolation, I agree. She is more likely to thrive in the US. If it's the European experience she is after, then grad-school in Europe is a better bet.

Depends on the state, field of interest and branding aspirations, but in a general sense, the finances alone are enough of a deterrent to going out of state. Starting life with massive debt is a manageable trade-off only in a teenager's mind.

Apologies for the digression.