Co-education is a system where both the genders (girl n boys) study under the same roof, by the same teachers and share 6-7 hours a day fussing with many physiological and aging issues. Co-education schools are more popular in the private sector as it is easy and more profitable to manage a building, faculty, and students at the same place instead of hiring two separate spaces for girls and boys. As the private schools are grown up like mushrooms in Pakistan in recent years so as the co-education system has merged in our society and parents are mostly left with no choice other than to get their kids admitted at any co-education school to seek the quality education which unfortunately is rare at public/government schools. Co-education system seems and works well at primary level but the continuity of the system at the secondary level creates genuine psychological problems at both genders; male or female. Let’s have a look on few of these;
BULLYING FROM AN OPPOSITE GENDER BLAZE THE CHARACTER
Bullying is an issue at any modern school nowadays irrespective of co-education or single-sex school but a bully comment which flies from any opposite gender guy hit the wall. There is a kind of mischievous girls and boys at any class which doesn’t let go to comment at any class fellow about body shaming, study failure or about any behavioral problem a guy is passing by. The affected students don’t discuss any at homes and keep on burning themselves with grudges or prey to inferiority complex instead of focusing on studies.
GIRLS AND BOYS REACT DIFFERENT AT CO EDUCATION
Girls feel bizarre and eye tagging while menstruation period and insist to get off from the school in those days. Few girls start taking hijab to feel comfortable and secure but seem unable to continue it. Few take hijab as “label to be a respectful” while indulging any type of “attention-seeking activities” at school.
Boys keep on complaining about stomach cramps, headache and show aggressive behavior out grips to fuse their issues at co-education. They find computer as their ultimate partner to save them from bullying and random thoughts. Boys at co-education spend more time on a computer than all-boys’ school student. It may look weird but girls attempt to interact first, fell in love and then leave any class fellow fearless of any reaction while boys at teenage remain shy and have fear of ruining their character in front of their family and teachers. Any relationship matter destroys their personality and focuses on studies.
AN INTENSE ATTRACTION TOWARDS OPPOSITE GENDER
While new and shocking to hormonal changes, teenage students find it difficult to manage a strong attraction towards the opposite gender. It can be a chill class fellow or even a cool teacher which demolish the attention in the classroom. Social media such as Wat's app groups, Instagram and Facebook have made it easier to access anyone personally after school even which is a heck of coeducation at the secondary level with immature minds.
MORE FOCUS ON BREAK UP AND UNNECESSARY GOSSIPS
Boys and girls seem to discuss or get affected by break up stories from seniors, newly turned affairs at the classroom or remain involved in ways that how to handle an opposite gender. For example, boys mostly try to become nice but can’t control their bossy anger on their female class fellows at times. Girls sometimes try to keep distance but at other instant join any joint group to show that they are confident.
STEREOTYPES
At all-girls schools, any girl feels free to choose a computer or business while at all-boys schools…students don’t get shy of choosing Arts as core subject but at mix schools…stereotype fuss the students when they attempt to join a study group which is considered to be more suitable for another gender.
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So any student has to fight with diversify challenges other than of study while studying at co-education. He/she has to know how to cover up his/her emotions as a teenager.
He/she needs to be brave enough to absorb any negative comments from the opposite gender. Then what can be the solution…pick up your kid from co-education? Not necessary if your child is learning to manage his/her school and study matter fine but if she/he insists you to shift him/her to single-sex school then give it serious consideration. Parents need to regular listen, check and counsel their children about any issue at school especially when they are fellows of the co-ed system at teenage.
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