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Karen Stabiner, Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, If Equality’s the Goal

Boys Here, Girls There: Sure If Equality’s the Goal

Karen Stabiner

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 7.12

Karen Stabiner has visited single-sex schools in which cities?

London and Paris

Chicago and Boston

Los Angeles and New York

San Francisco and Atlanta

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 7.13

At the time Stabiner wrote the article, how many single-sex public schools were there in the United States?

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 7.14

Which of the following are reasons that Stabiner gives for the value of single-sex schools?

Girls’ brains and boys’ brains work differently.

Coed schools weren’t designed with either gender’s best interests in mind.

High demand for single-sex education exists.

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 7.15

What, according to Stabiner, is a potential problem with single-sex schools?

Separate is not equal.

Some girls need the socializing influence of boys.

Some boys need the socializing influence of girls.

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 7.16

Based on your reading of the final paragraph, what concern do you think Stabiner is raising?

Single-sex schools will be expensive.

Single-sex schools will treat girls unfairly.

Single-sex schools could become a way to avoid solving problems in the educational system.

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

READING SUMMARY

Question 7.17

In a sentence or two, summarize the main idea of Stabiner’s “Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, If Equality’s the Goal.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Consider multimodal elements (if any) as well as text. Remember that your summary should restate the selection’s main idea and include only the most important supporting ideas.

Below is an example summary of this reading selection: Karen Stabiner argues that while single-sex schools are not the answer to all of the problems with the educational system in the United States, these schools can be a valuable tool. Minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged youth who have traditionally had the least access to such schools stand to benefit the most from them. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 7.18

Proselytize (par. 4)

Proselytize means topreach or moralize.

Question 7.19

Wariness (par. 10)

Wariness means caution or suspicion.

Question 7.20

Siphoning (par. 21)

Siphoning means draining or tapping.