Kathryn Report post Posted January 13, 2005 I'm doing my research into specialist AS schools and colleges at secondary level. There are very few of these anyway, but it has struck me that within a reasonable distance from us there are at least three which only accept boys, and so the choices for my daughter are restricted even further. I know girls are outnumbered by boys 10 to 1 but why can't such places accept girls too? My daughter wouldn't be bothered by being in the minority: she has said so. She has never identified with typical girl pursuits anyway and she is more interested in traditionally "male" pursuits such as physics and the inner workings of engines. Surely these schools, which aim to enable adolescents with AS to interact socially would gain from having the occasional girl around? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted January 13, 2005 How odd! I can think of a number of reasons for this, but they're all to do with making the school's life easier rather than the children's... I think this is one for you to get assertive about, Katherine! Phone 'em up (AND the LEA!) and ask 'em. Keep us posted... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kazzen161 Report post Posted January 15, 2005 My son's specialist AS school does take girls and boys, and it was one of the things I wanted for my son (they have problems relating to girls anyway, so I wanted him to have some practice!). They have just started having mixed housebases too, and that seems to be working well. Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Auriel Report post Posted January 28, 2005 where i go there are girls and boys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 29, 2005 Do you think that's a good thing, Auriel, or doesn't it make any difference? K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted January 30, 2005 i notice no difference Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Auriel Report post Posted January 30, 2005 sorry, i appear to have been logged in as bid.... i notice no difference Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 30, 2005 Thanks for your reply Auriel. I'm hoping my daughter may one day go to a school like yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anastassia Florinevna Report post Posted January 31, 2005 I agree with all that has been said in here, dunno about the "I see no difference" though, thinking that there have to be both sexes in a school is kind of discrimination in itself, since many girls think like the stereotyped "typical male" and vice versa. However, yeah, the fact remains that there is not just one gender on this planet, so it isn't totally discriminatory. Good luck anyway! I sometimes wish I had gone to one of those schools because I'd probably be the most normal one there, but I guess I'm just a snob that wants to feel superior to everyone instead of inferior. (And I still wouldn't be superior overall, just in one way!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites