Gender Segregated Learning in Schools

Gender segregation was typical in early educational systems where male and feminine students studied in separate learning environments. It had been a norm in most societies and was observed for generations. The male students followed a special curriculum against the feminine students. In such classrooms, the boys and girls were exposed to different sorts of learning. This segregation was based upon the cultural norms that boys are the longer-term breadwinners of their families and must take the position of the providers and maintainers of their family. In contrast, girls would get older to require their responsibilities as wives and mothers and therefore the caretakers of their household.

The scientific community itself comments that the connection formed between neuroscience and therefore the classroom was “a bridge too far.” Consistent with neuroscientists, only a few differences exist between male and feminine brains. Therefore the differences that do exist between the brains of both genders haven't any connection whatsoever with different learning styles. They suggest that the simplest thanks to connecting neuroscience findings to learning within the classroom are to assist teachers to understand how the brain acts in response to experience. Indeed, boys and girls generally have different interests and thanks to that they respond differently to varied subjects at college. They'll have different learning styles but it's debatable whether these differences are biological or environmental. Researchers haven't been ready to find any substantial evidence claiming that boys and girls learn differently. The differences within the brain aren't necessarily hardwired.

By: Raghav Saxena

Birla School, Pilani