Good Speech “Advantages and disadvantages of co-education”

People are often confused in making a choice between single-sex education and co-education when it comes to sending their children to schools. Give your opinion with proper arguments for any one.

The choice of keeping children in single sex education or co-education entirely depends on the personal preferences and thoughts. In the past, people were conservative, so mostly they preferred to send their child to single-sex education, but now, people have become broad-minded and are quite comfortable keeping their children in co-education. Both the types of education have their own advantages and disadvantages.

When children study in co-education, they know the other sex well and get quite comfortable in the company of other sex right from the childhood. They remain in much discipline, and even a healthy competition in studies is developed between them. Various social and cultural activities that the two genders share, like dramas and picnics, make them understand each other in better way and adjust well. They do not develop any prejudices for the opposite sex from whatever they hear and start giving more respect to it when they see its abilities. They develop a broad thinking which prepares them for their future environment, like adjusting with the partner and working in offices with the other gender.

Sometimes it is seen that the students indulge in romantic relationships and get diverted from their studies. Consciousness of being with the other sex often makes them uncomfortable and sets them back in their study performance and other dealings. Many times the parents of a girl child hesitate to send her in co-education for safety reasons as incidences of harassment and molestation also occur.

In my opinion, co-education is better as it is seen that students of single-sex education are not able to run a good practical life because of the lack of exposure to the other sex in the early stages. Moreover, it is not fair to sow the seeds of gender discrimination right from the childhood as it may harm the progress of the society.