Acoeducational(男女合校的)schoolofferschildrennothinglessthanatreeversionofsocietyinminiature(缩影).Boysandgirlsaregiventhe47togettoknoweachother,tolearntolivetogetherfromtheirearliestyears.Theyareputinapositionwheretheycancomparethemselveswitheachotherintermsof48ability,athleticachievementandmanyoftheextracurricularactivitieswhicharepartofschoollife.Whatapractical49itis(togivejustasmallexample)tobeabletoputonaschoolplayinwhichthemalepartswillbetakenbyboysandthefemalepartsbygirls!Whatnonsensecoeducationmakesoftheargumentthatboysareclevererthangirlsorviceversa.When50,boysandgirlsaremadetofeelthattheyarearaceapart.Inacoeducationalschool,everythingfallsintoits51place.
Thegreatestcontributionofcoeducationis52thehealthyattitudetolifeitencourages.Boysdon’tgrowupbelievingthatwomenare53creatures.Girlsdon’tgrowupimaginingthatmenareromanticheroes.Yearsoflivingtogetheratschoolremoveillusionsofthiskind.Theawkwardstageofadolescencebringsintosharpfocussomeofthephysicaland54problemsinvolvedingrowingup.Thesecanbetterbe55inacoeducationalenvironment.Whenthetimecomesforthepupilstoleaveschool,theyarefullypreparedto56societyaswell-adjustedadults.Theyhavealreadyhadyearsofexperienceincopingwithmanyoftheproblemsthatfacemenandwomen.