"Not so much the absence of girls as the unique benefits of an education among boys"

Single-sex schools also help to free students from crippling gender stereotypes that constrain choice. Boys and girls are more likely to choose activities based on their intrinsic appeal rather than their conformity to a narrow notion of appropriate masculine or feminine roles.

“When you talk to the parents of children in these single-sex [public] schools, they feel certain that this is a right decision for their children.”

One of the great educational theories of the past 30 years is being turned on its head. It seems boys perform better academically, and become more sensitive men, if they attend all-male schools.