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Re:On being a girl in computer science - a confession by hackinthebochs on Saturday March 09, 2013 @10:04PM (#5350526)
>Isn't that an argument that all schools should then be boy/girl schools, always separating kids based on their sex? After all, this is the most effective model right?

It might be, and I'm not completely sure it isn't the best model.

But work environments are totally different situation. School is an exception because it is at a time where kids are in their formative years, thus creating artificial environments that are maximally conductive to learning is appropriate (which is what "school" is to begin with).

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Re:On being a girl in computer science - a confession by fossuser on Saturday March 09, 2013 @10:16PM (#5350558)
I think that ignores the fact that socialization is one of the most important things you learn at school. I'd imagine separating sexes would just create even more stereotypes/generalizations from both sides.
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Re:On being a girl in computer science - a confession by andrewflnr on Sunday March 10, 2013 @05:34PM (#5353577)
Separate classes, then throw them together for breaks?
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