Coeducational schools help students build relationships and socialize. Students tend to cooperate and socialize more with each other in coeducational schools. In Phoenix, Arizona, they have a program that tests the academic performance of girls and boys. In one of the experiments, they paired each child with the opposite sex every week. Ms. Doe, who is part of the experimental curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade, said the diverse groups she observed at the beginning of the year have disappeared and students are more likely to play together, cooperate and help each other affair (Researchers Citing Social Benefits in Mixed Classrooms, Sparks 4). Now they know each other more and are closer than they were at the beginning of that year. As students interact with each other, their relationships strengthen and they are more likely to get along with each other. Ms. Radke said the small-scale bullying that was common at the beginning of the year has disappeared (Researchers cite social benefits in mixed classes, Sparks 4). Because they got along with each other, the bullying decreased. “I truly believe that as children engage in structured group activities, they learn about each other and this connection is reflected in the growth of their patience and tolerance as they interact together throughout the day. . . Not hearing that language [of bullying] is a huge change in our classroom” (Ms. Radke 4). Students need to interact with the opposite sex because it helps build their relationship with each other. Given these points, mixing the genders has had a great impact on relationships and communications. In mixed schools, students' skills are more likely to improve. It has a big impact on students, especially boys because they become kinder... middle of paper... the principal claims that single-sex programs work better and have fewer disciplinary problems because they take away the tensions that arise when boys and girls mix in classes (Black 1). This statement is not true because when students are separated their attitudes worsen. Hanish's research has found that when students are with same-sex classmates, they behave in more gender-stereotypical ways: Boys become more aggressive and over time play more "tough and tumble" games; girls become more played by gender (Sparks 3). “Children develop a fairly limited set of interaction skills: less understanding, appreciation, mutual respect” (Ms. Hanish 3). Improving these skills can lead to less drama. To put it briefly, the separation of sexes does not affect their education and relationship. It depends on how they are taught by their parents and/or teachers.