All Boys Class in the Works At Grafton

Katharine Goodloe:

he Grafton School board will consider a proposal Monday to create a largely self-contained all-boys class, with 28 students led by a single teacher.

If the board approves the one-year proposal, the district would become one of just a handful of public middle schools across the nation to offer a single-sex classroom.

"Some kids get lost in the shuffle of every 45 minutes, heading to a new teacher," Engel said. "There are a number of boys who could benefit from a structure that's a bit different from the norm."

Across the country, single-sex classrooms have become more popular in recent years.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 8, 2006 6:11 AM
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