Ohh, you've hit all my 'hot buttons' - LOL at me!
Grinity, this cracked me up -- and ditto to your reply!
Oh, how I wish I could have gone to an all boys school in middle school. Not because I really liked boys, but because they were the only ones you could have an interesting conversation with that wasn't about boys or something else trivial. The girls were all so mean and dumb. Plus I always liked showing the boys that I could do whatever they could (other than pull-ups, always was terrible at those).
Here's what I'm curious about (and I'll admit I haven't read much on the topic): aren't most of the studies that show that girls do better in math in a same-sex environment done in a mixed-level class? I'm wondering how they might apply to HG girls specifically? or if it's really the upper-mid section of girls that are benefiting the most?
But I think it really depends on your daughter's personality, tjd. If you think she's going to be unduly pressured by the social aspects of being around boys, then you'd be the one who knows best. However, if your main concern is because of the things *other* girls in the school are doing (i.e. parent condoned dating), I'd be less worried. You don't have to allow her to date in 6th grade, even if she wants to. And she might not want to. A good number of the HG women who I've come to know as an adult were "late bloomers" and had mostly male friends in their youth.
Middle school is going to be hard, almost universally. And the differences between an HG girl and the norm are probably going to become more apparent. I have several years before my DD is there and I'm kind of already dreading it, so I wish you the best of luck!
rad
