mixed schools versus differentiated schools

Specialists in education agree that men and women establishments generate

better development of social skills. So says Manuel Sepulveda, researcher
education policy Education 2020, who says that "if one tries to put in a first
objectives seeking education, talking about integration, what one looks for is
that the classroom talk the reality of a country and that means different types
of culture, gender and socioeconomic status. and mixed schools are moving in
that direction. "

Jorge Manzi Mide UC, argues that "there has been an international trend
towards integration of children in the classroom, where gender socialization
occurs in a natural context. The segregation does not contribute to social
skills," he adds.

In the same vein, Alejandra Cortazar researcher at the Center for Comparative
Political Education of the Universidad Diego Portales, believes that "mixed
schools provide a good atmosphere and looks more like the environment in
which children move in the real world, But the evidence shows that sometimes
women are benefiting academically and in terms of career prospects, being in
separate schools. not so in the case of men, "he says.

The choice
Maria Paz Arzola, researcher at the Social Program Freedom and Development
believes that "it is good that there are schools, both mixed as single-sex,
because that people have the ability to choose where they put their children to
study. Knowing how they work ways to work with each other. "

At this point coincides Education Minister, Carolina Schmidt, who argues that
"every system has its virtues and its own characteristics and parents should be
able to choose the type of establishment where they educate their children,"
he says.

"There are several studies showing that there are changes in the way we
educate in establishments where children are educated in the same room since
childhood, others prefer establishments early years apart, but have altogether

certain rooms or patios where children develop all recreational and sports
activities together and have some separate branches, "he adds.

Secretary of State goes on to detail that "every day we see a more integrated
society and a greater number of establishments ranging to educational
establishments where there are children, that we have seen in institutions that
were traditionally male (...) it is very positive and we are seeing an increase of
number of mixed establishments ".

The teaching methodology

As to whether the mixed schools improve the quality of education of a child,
Arzola shown states that "it is teachers to do a different job, a different
preparation, there must be a job behind to facilitate make good no work to
create differences that make one feel a different treatment. "

Jorge Manzi for the transition from a single-sex establishment of a joint "from
the academic point of view, represents a major challenge, because in this
country there are differences in achievement between men and women."

"In a lot of sense that there are more airlines female domain and other maledominated, such as math and science." Therefore, it argues that a preparation
of teachers, regarding "methodology and training to enable face integration
challenges" and avoid "a teacher can perpetuate a stereotype" is necessary,
adds specialist UC measures.

On the possibility that emblematic secondary schools, which so far are only
men or women become mixed, Manuel Sepulveda argues that "all the
transformations that occur in them, have to be gradual and progressive. There
is one thing It has to do with a culture that can not break from one minute to
another. "

"We must make the changes when the company is ready", agrees that aspect
Alejandra Cortzar.