In class we talked about gender differences. Something that I thought was really interesting was when we watched the video that showed the school in which the genders were segregated. We talked alot about whether this was effective or not. Most people thought it would be better gender segregated but, I think that it is better when both genders are in the classroom. Although the result of the experiment was higher test scores from both the boys and the girls being in speperate classes, I think that result is dependant on alot of different factors. One conclusion cannot come from this experiment. It would have to be tested many times with different age groups. And every child is so different that I don't know whether it could ever be proven that it is more effective to have genders seperate in elementary school's. Children learn things from each other whether boys or girls. Being in a class with the other gender can help a child learn how to be more socially prepared for later years in school. If boys and girls were seperated in their elementary years they might have a hard time adapting to being co-ed in junior high and high school. This effected me as a later teacher because I will want to try and make my class accomidating for both girls and boys. I believe I will also be more sensitive to the fact that boys and girls do think differently. I will have to be able to involve many different factors into my teaching to make learning fun for all my students!