Formal Cyber Blog Post: 9/14/20

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Nicholas Kruzshak

Mr. Fendryk 

AP Seminar

14 September 2020

ACE Argument Analysis Template (Argument, Claims, Evidence)

Title and Author: (Full MLA Citation):

Hughes, Teresa A. The Advantages of Single-Sex Education. NATIONAL FORUM OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION JOURNAL, 2007, a5acc83a1039db83ade3-b17a16b1ea83a0e82700f3d165b465bb.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/hxzyxj6dja/The%20Advantages%20of%20Single%20Sex%20Education.pdf.

A: Does the author have an argument? If yes, what is the main idea?


As is explicitly stated in her title, the author in this editorial does indeed have a distinct view. That being said, she believes that her thesis supporting Single-Sex Education provides an advantageous education as opposed to an education that limits a certain student's ability. Further, she backs her main idea with the usage of relatable incidents within a classroom; specifically, the behavior and actions one gender is known for as opposed to the other.


C: What claims/reasons does the author give to support his or her main idea?


Many of the claims made by the author, Teresa Hughes, involve the immense care Single-Sex schooling offers made for minority groups as well as the mentally challenged.  In addition to her claim that Single-Sex schools offer an education catered to the needs of its different groups, she makes clear that although it may be in various environments, students will be offered equal opportunity to express themselves and work most diligently in a distraction-limited domain. Lastly, many of Teresa Hughes's arguments are built upon a premise of choice, meaning that the student would have the option to attend a single-sex school if they chose to do so if they felt it best fit their learning needs. 


E: What evidence does the author use to support these reasons?


To rationalize these somewhat profound statements, Teresa Hughes continuously makes connections with the common reader as to experiences which they've likely had in times as a student. Most of the connections made relate to the scenarios feasible within a co-educational learning environment. These include but are not limited to attraction and the desire to impress the opposite sex, immature behavior, hostile working space, and possibly worst of all lack of participation within a zone which is supposedly made for its growth.  Among these prominent issues, each one contributes significantly to the overall dissatisfaction possibly experience when things have not panned out well, be it grades, behavior, social life, and other criteria. 

Are the reasons and evidence convincing?


In doing my best to ignore my bold preference of school choice (including Single-Sex Schooling), I feel as if Teresa Hughes presented a valid argument which only missed a few marks if it were written in my perspective. For starters, I appreciate the use of excerpts from other authors, as it contributes a broader mindset into an academic argument. Further, by involving other authors, the chance for weak evidence in favor of a premise becomes slimmer. As for her argument itself, I feel that with the added evidence, her argument made as much sense as it possibly could, in that by relating to the reader's experience, we can more easily understand such a desire for single-sex education as we might've once wished for such a possibility. The one aspect which I found disheartening was the distinct lack of verifiable statistics regarding the human person in such environments. And although I do understand the lack of data studying the said subject, I felt as if the few scientific facts brought forth throughout this article could've been further elaborated upon.


With that said, I conclude my formal September 14th Blog Post and look forward to not only class but being back in school. Thanks and stay safe!

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