When I found out that there are coding clubs in US public elementary schools that accept only girls, I thought to ask reddit about this.
In my opinion children of both genders should be allowed equal access to (coding) education – especially within a publicly funded educational system.<p>To my surprise I got a lot of comments on my reddit question defending the school position.<p>What’s your opinion on this?<p>P.S. Original reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/169tp2b/is_this_gender_discrimination/
I think single sex education makes a lot of sense - my son goes to an all male school.<p>That said, I don’t think it’s appropriate for a club to be exclusionary at a public school. I’d raise a stink with the school board. I’d ask how that jives with Title IX.
I think gender specific clubs are fine in elementary school and often preferable. The problem is if there isn't a boys club, not the existence of a girls one.