Figure 1.--Following World War II there was a shit toward coeducation. Quite a few schools sifted to coeducation in the 1970s. This of course resulted in may changes at the school. Few new schools were founded, but quite a number of boys schools shifted to coeducation. For some reason, few girls schools did so. |
There are boys, girls, and coed schools. The first prep schools and the largest number of schools were boys' schools. The girls prep schools when founded followedthe same basic approach as the boys schools with a heavy enphasis on sports at a time when girls did not participate much in sports. The girls' schools were a little different than the boys schools in thsat many girls' public schools look new students at ahe 11 rather than age 13. Girls mature a little faster than boys, but I am not surethat was the reason for he difference. The differebce, however, cause a lot of complications at coed schools. Following World War II there was a shit toward coeducation. Quite a few schools sifted to coeducation in the 1970s. This of course resulted in may changes at the school. Few new schools were founded, but quite a number of boys schools shifted to coeducation. For some reason, few girls schools did so. Much of this shift was motivated primarily for commercial reasons, to increase he number of potential new children. Many parents with boys and girls found dealing with one school was easier to manage. There are now quite a number of schools with these different approaches.
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