Re: Public, Private, Islamic or Homeschooling
By the way, I went to public school from K-5, then private, all-girls school 6-12, then a co-ed college. I went to Islamic school on Sundays and taught there as well. Now I teach at a co-ed pluralistic Jewish school.
I think being in a girls school was great for me, and I really think single-sex education is important for impressionable girls, during adolescence in particular. I've got mixed feelings about boys prep schools (they can result in more sexist and chauvinist treatment of women). But I'd be willing to give them a try.
Once I was in college, I was not distracted at all by the boys in my class. I felt very comfortable in a co-ed environment. No shock at all. I was pleasantly surprised.