Unseen passage 01
Educating boys and girls together has always been an important and stressful issue. Many parents believe that the educational process can be more effective if the classes are divided according to the gender of the students. Although same-sex schools are considered too conservative and strict in today’s times. Nevertheless, there are still supporters of this manner of education. Some parents are not in favour of a co-educational system as they feel that the presence of the opposite gender distracts the attention of students and prevents them from concentrating on studies.
On the other hand, supporters of co-education feel that as boys and girls are different, it is a valuable experience for both genders to communicate with each other. Moreover, the earlier boys and girls begin to communicate, the sooner they acquire social skills, which are crucial to communicating freely in the world. Further, if there are girls in the class, boys may well possibly try to behave better in order not to lose face in front of the girls.
Apart from all that has been mentioned above, educating boys and girls together helps them understand and mutually respect each other from an early stage in life. This can help in building a generation that doesn’t suffer from gender bias and is open to a healthy competition even between the two genders.
- Why according to the writer are some parents not in favour of the co-education system?
- Why are socializing skills important?
- same-sex schools are considered ________________.
- What according to the writer helps girls and boys develop mutual respect?
- Find words from the passage that mean
a. traditional
b. paying attention
c. vital
d. unfairness - Give a suitable title for the passage.