Cory= Positive

Nicole= negative
Negative SP1
Single sex classrooms dont enhance learning
o 184 students (study) Proved that there was no academic
improvement

Single sex classrooms prohibit social skills

o Gender rifts between different Genders could cause
problems like
Insecurity
Ignorance
Richer range of experiences
o Mixed gender schools allow people to see new things

Positive SP1
Single Gender classrooms in one study that they improve grades
Helps different race groups, provides better opportunities for
minorities (Hispanic and African Americans)
Boost of self esteem
o Small classroom sizes??
Gives students a sense that competition is happening
o Students relate to each other better
o Sense of belonging
Crossfire
How does to provide better for minorities?
o Dived by gender not race
..No Response
How did they promote poor social skills
o Men and Women work together in the real world and they
wont be able to interact with the other gender
Negative SP2
Students achievement point by pro has NO SOURCE from Pro
Teachers will have more probs teaching subjects
Benefits race groups has no CREDITABLE SOURCE from Pro
Boosting self-esteem isnt always good
o Could start thinking opposite sex is inferior
No competition point is negative since completion fuels doing
better in school
Limits experiences with other gender causing social issues
Positive SP2

Helps students improve contention makes no sense

o Source that lines out that it raises grades
Give people a sense to be relatable to the other in the class
Gives them more views since they can see how the same gender
thinks
Schools all around are doing this already and it wouldnt be a
bad thing if it didnt exist now
Single Gender classrooms benefit many races (everyone
matters)
o Boosted self-esteem
Crossfire sp2
How do achievements increase?
o Boys and Girls develop differently so they should be
separated
o 77% of teacher disagree with the topic
Not a standardized classroom???
o Dont recall bringing that up in speech
o Standard classroom is Boys and Girls
o Segregation is similar
Negative SP1
No enhancing in learning
Limit experiences
60% of schools saw improvement
Thats HS and MS it sets you up for life, life is multi
racial
Female and male are inherently with each other
Not going to have experience with the other sound
Positive SP1
Single Gender classrooms increase possibilities
Make students work harder
Hispanic and African American opportunities
Provides a boost to self esteem
Small classroom sizes (Should elaborate)
Students feel like no completion without it
Grand cross
Boosting self-esteem is negative how is it good?
o Give them a motive to raise hands
Giving own opinion
How does it not boost learning?
o Authors place emphasis on how grades didnt improve 1.6
Million

Source from one state study Negative has a country

wide source
How different pov?
o Afraid of another gender
Negative Final Focus
68% of teacher in SC said it was valid
o Most teachers disagree with single sex classrooms
o About sexuality not race
o Black and Hispanic people have the same opportunities (no
source)
o Could form sexist ideas
o No competition in school between genders is bad
Motivates people to do better (PE)
o More point of views in Muli-Racial classrooms
o Leave you unprepared when trying to mate with opposite
gender
o Limit experiences
o Points w/o sources and study is only one state
Positive Final Focus
Achievement has increased with prev studies
Race point (not clear)
Single gender classrooms dont boost self-esteemwhat???
They feel like they dont have to fight a single gender
People will be around females regardless

Speaker points:
Josh: 29
Nicole: 28
Kori: 27
Zionna: 27
Notes:
Pro team: Could have introduced less of their own criticism to the topic,
could be clearer in their points and not cutting people off. Liked their
points except the race issue in their topic
Negative:
No