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		<title>Single &#8211; Gender Schools Becoming an Option in Ohio Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the olden days, boys and girls received very different educations. They were segregated from each other, and pursued learning that was predetermined as appropriate for their sex. While boys studied subjects like Latin and French, girls learned to dance and do embroidery. Equal education has been in place for a long time, now, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br/><br/><br/>In the olden days, boys and girls received very different educations. They were segregated from each other, and pursued learning that was predetermined as appropriate for their sex. While boys studied subjects like Latin and French, girls learned to dance and do embroidery. Equal education has been in place for a long time, now, and has most certainly been a good change for students everywhere &#8211; both girls and boys. This is not a case of change for change sake, but a necessity of progressing with the times. However, there is something to be said for educating our children in same-sex groups. Ohio Schools are beginning to institute same-sex schools, and have found remarkable results.<br/><br/>Middle school students attending Ohio Schools may choose to go to one of the district’s “Single-Gender Middle Schools”. These Ohio Valley Schools are research-based and are modeled on other effectively utilized programs in various schools around the country. Some single-gender characteristics that have been identified are a year-round balanced calendar, Summer Academy, expanded school year, and mandatory uniforms.<br/><br/>The main argument for single-gender Ohio Schools is that they give students a strong academic climate as well as reducing distractions that are experienced by the presence of Ohio Schools students of the opposite sex.<br/><br/>The benefits for both boys and girls attending single-gender schools have commonalities as well as differences. Some research points out that Ohio Schools that have single gender programs are particularly beneficial for boys because they promote male bonding, optimize male character development and that males from low income and minority backgrounds especially profit from single gender Ohio Schools.<br/><br/>The advantages of single-sex education for girls attending Ohio Schools are that they receive expanded educational opportunities, custom-tailored learning and instruction and greater autonomy, especially in heterosexual relationships. Of particular interest, in every age, girls in girls-only Ohio Schools classrooms are more likely to explore &#8220;non-traditional&#8221; subjects such as computer science, math, physics, and woodworking. The same can be said for boys attending boys-only classrooms; they are more likely to pursue classes in foreign languages, art, music, and drama at one of the single-gender Ohio Schools. With the instinctual need to show off for the females removed through the simple fact that there are no females to show off to, boys have more freedom to choose the “less-macho” classes.<br/><br/>There are detractors to the single-gender movement beginning in Ohio Schools. Some <br />researchers have suggested that the academic achievement in a single-sex setting hurts the benefits of coeducation. Since we do not go to work for single-gender companies, it may not make sense to some to educate our children this way. Unless your Ohio Schools child is planning to become a nun cloistered off in a far away nunnery, she is going to have to learn to co-exist and work with males. In fact, many people agree that the experience of going to school with members of the opposite sex makes it easier for Ohio Schools kids to move on to the “mixed” or coed environments of college and the world of work.<br/><a href='http://www.emompreneurs.com'>mompreneur</a></p>
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		<title>History of Sex in Japanese Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese are known for their seemingly humble nature and their great technological achievements. They are also very fascinating people with their war culture of samurais. The 2005 movie Memoirs of a Geisha has sparked some interest in sex in Japanese culture.This film has given the world a glimpse of ancient views and ways of sex [...]]]></description>
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<div><br/><br/>Japanese are known for their seemingly humble nature and their great technological achievements. They are also very fascinating people with their war culture of samurais. The 2005 movie Memoirs of a Geisha has sparked some interest in sex in Japanese culture.<br/><br/>This film has given the world a glimpse of ancient views and ways of sex in Japanese culture actually worked, the different hierarchical levels. It is no wonder that more people are actually looking things up on the Internet about geisha&#8217;s as they have sparked an interest in sophisticated prostitution.<br/><br/>It might not be hard then to see how ancient times and modern demands have change and evolved the nature of sex in Japanese culture.<br/><br/>Made In Japan<br/><br/>Japans crazy culture has sparked a whole lot of interest in the Japanese culture. There are many ways that the Japanese dress that has sexual connotations to their past and gives a glimpse of sex in Japanese culture.<br/><br/>It is clear from the movies and the word itself that ancient ways have indeed influenced sex in Japanese culture. The most popular of these are the geisha, which in a word where high class prostitutes. The geisha has sparked great interest due to their exotic appearance and interesting way of life.There are many Japanese women who dress up like geisha&#8217;s as it seems to give them a sense of the past without making them feel cheap and cheesy.<br/><br/>The feel is that being a geisha was something of great erotic and desirable stature and of course it was seen as being a rather glamorous way of life for any humble countryside girl. It is this that has liberated the way sex in Japanese culture works.<br/><br/>There are many love hotels in Japan ; these are there due to the lack of space in the many Japanese homes. They a re a practical solution especially if you are young couple who wished to just go out and have sex in a private setting.<br/><br/>Sexual connotations are everywhere and this gives you the depth of sex in Japanese culture. The anime for one shows the sexually liberated Japan as you often see these characters have exaggerated features yet they seems to highlight some sexual and erotic fantasy.<br/><br/>It is this that might deceive the world into thinking that sex in Japanese culture is rife and explorative, perhaps in a way it is as you can buy magazines showing nude women in vending machines without embarrassment.<br/><br/>The world could learn a thing or two from this ancient way of life, where prostitution was legalised in some form. It is a rather interesting glimpse of the way sex in Japanese culture has evolved and it helps us understand the extra erotic nature of Japan today.<br/><strong>About the Author:</strong>
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		<title>Should You Send Your Child To A Single-Gender Private School?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A controversial subject in today&#8217;s education debates is the theory that boys and girls should be educated separately because they learn differently. When selecting a private school parents wonder if there is there any merit to this debate.Do Boys and Girls Learn Differently?The basis of the theory of single-gender private school is that there is [...]]]></description>
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<div><br/><br/>A controversial subject in today&#8217;s education debates is the theory that boys and girls should be educated separately because they learn differently. When selecting a private school parents wonder if there is there any merit to this debate.<br/><br/>Do Boys and Girls Learn Differently?<br/><br/>The basis of the theory of single-gender private school is that there is a body of neuroscientific research that shows male and female brains are different. The single-gender advocates interpret this to mean they learn differently. They aren&#8217;t saying boys are smarter or that girls are smarter, just that they learn differently.<br/><br/>Not surprisingly, these positions have ignited a firestorm. Opponents say these results are a result of gender stereotypes rather than real science or are a result upbringing rather than innate characteristics of the brain. A few magnify it into a conspiracy designed to keep girls from learning math.<br/><br/>Interestingly, the neuroscientists who produced the data are not the ones advocating single-sex education and have cautioned people from drawing practical conclusions from these preliminary and limited findings. Even if the gender-related learning differences are true, gender is still a very weak indicator. Many factors correlate to learning ability more strongly than gender.<br/><br/>It&#8217;s About More than Learning Ability<br/><br/>Parents choose to send their child to single-gender private schools for a number of reasons. Some evidence shows that girls are more likely to explore traditionally &#8220;boy&#8221; subjects like computer programming and auto mechanics if they are in all-girl schools. They end up performing better in math and science than their peers in mixed gender schools.<br/><br/>This crossover works for boys as well. Students in all-boy schools are more likely to take courses such as art. Boys and girls exhibit different social behavior without the inter-gender interplay. Boys are less competitive with no girls to show off for and girls are less shy and more relaxed.<br/><br/>Your Child Is Not General; Your Child Is Specific<br/><br/>Frankly, much of the single-gender education debate is completely irrelevant to parents. It doesn&#8217;t matter how girls learn; it matters how your daughter learns. It doesn&#8217;t matter if boys are competitive around girls; it matters if your son is competitive.<br/><br/>Studies that show learning differences based on gender, age, or other factors often show more variation within a group than between groups. For example, there is more variation in abilities when comparing girls to each other than when comparing girls to boys.<br/><br/>When evaluating private schools, evaluate single-gender schools just like you would any other &#8211; by how well their programs would fit your child. A boys&#8217; school may be the right choice for one boy and the wrong one for another &#8211; even if those boys are brothers.<br/><br/>By judging schools by your child&#8217;s particular and unique needs, you can find the optimal educational institution that will provide the best education possible.<br/><a href='http://www.weddingcountdownwidget.com'>wedding countdown</a></div>
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