My alma mater, Trinity High School, is the subject of a short article.
I have few opinions about single-gender education, but I make two observations: (1) In the 1960s and 1970s, the boys who attended our "brother school," Fenwick High School, were much better prepared for university work than we were. Although we had solid training in the humanties, the Fenwick boys were better educated in the hard sciences (example: Mr. Irene); and (2) after four years at a single-gender institution, I found it rough to adapt to a co-ed setting. During my first year at university, I slowly adjusted to men in the classroom. During my second year, our small dormitory went coed.
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Interesting. As a Trinity grad myself, I can't say I felt any less prepared in the hard sciences than my fellow university classmates.
But then again, I was always kind of a science nerd given my dad was an engineer!
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