Society is still evolving. In the fullness of time, the differences will no doubt disappear. The solution is not in  having separate classes for male and female students. The solution, in my view, inheres in shared learning through enhanced sensitivity and participatory approaches. The issues probably recoil around "ego and egoism". Shared sense of value and importance between and within gender is attainable.
Ochieng M.K


--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Daphne Greenberg <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu> wrote:

From: Daphne Greenberg <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>
Subject: [Diversity 69] Re: gender separation?
To: "The Diversity and Literacy Discussion List" <diversity at nifl.gov>
Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 2:33 PM

that is a good question-I don't know. But I am wondering if this is even
something we as a field would want to suggest and push? It seems to me that
some posters were advocating specific types of approaches for males. If that is
the case, it seems to me that this points to separate classes for  women and
men. I am just wondering if people think separate classes would be a good idea.
If yes, what would the classes for women look like? And what would happen to
people who don't fit the stereotypes of male and female?
Daphne


>>> "Katherine Gotthardt"

<katherine.gotthardt at gmail.com> 7/13/2008 9:16 PM >>>
Daphne, even if students opted for a single gender class, would the typical
school budget be able to handle it?

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Daphne Greenberg
<alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
wrote:


> Thanks to everyone for contributing to an interesting discussion on males

> and education. Based on the posts that I have read, I am wondering if some

> people would propose having separate classes for males and separate ones

for

> females. There were some posters who had very specific ideas about what

> changes would need to be made in order to attract males to attend and stay

> in adult literacy classes. Are there specific aspects that people think

> would help attract females to attend and stay in adult literacy classes?

If

> yes, are people proposing separate classes? And if yes, what about people

> who don't fit stereotypical notions of what males or females want?

> Daphne

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