Educators See Promise In A National Trend Of Same-Sex Classes
NEW ORLEANS — Deion Dedeaux sensed that sixth grade at Martin Behrman Elementary would be full of possibilities. A new school. A chance to improve his grades. A teacher who seemed like a father.
And no girls.
"You know girls," Deion said. "They like to talk. I just knew it was going to be better this way."
The teachers and staff at Behrman started the school year with the trepidation change often brings, but they also saw promise: a chance to experiment with single-gender classes — a trend spreading rapidly across the country — and, they hoped, boost student morale and academic performance....