Letters: All-girls' schools train leaders
I completely disagree with the letter on "one-sided training of girls" (Friday). I attended and graduated from a four-year, private, girl's academy - hardly a "cocoon." We were educated - and many of us excelled - in a traditional curr
ISSUE | GENDER EQUALITY
Girls' schools rule
I completely disagree with the letter on "one-sided training of girls" (Friday). I attended and graduated from a four-year, private, girl's academy - hardly a "cocoon." We were educated - and many of us excelled - in a traditional curriculum as rigorous if not more so than many coed high schools. We learned to speak out, be leaders, and founders, and were competitive among ourselves without the distraction and competition of boys. We were accepted in the best of colleges and universities and later confidently took our knowledge and competitive skills into the workplace, government, and communities, frequently as leaders.
After college, I taught for many years in coed high schools. I noticed that boys usually dominated the leadership roles. In class, the boys were frequently a distraction for the girls, as were the girls for the boys, which resulted in lesser educational achievement for both groups.
Mary M. Berko, Haddonfield