Co-education

The education system in which both boys and girls together get education in the same institution and during the same time is called co-education. Mostly, all over the world, both boys and girls get education together. In Nepal, there are only a few female education institutions. Most of the schools, colleges and universities are providing co-education.

In an ancient times, co-education was strongly criticized. Traditional educationist believed that men and women cannot learn together. They say that men cannot study when women are around. They claim that the co-education decreases the degree of discipline of the student. Sex attraction ruins the study and discipline of the learners. It promotes love fashion which may result failures and ruins in students life.
The supporters of co-education strongly argue that it promotes better understanding between the young boys and girls. They can understand each other to teach boys and girls together is natural. Co-education strengthens sense of intimacy, friendship, equality and co-operation between and among the student. They are psychologically motivated to learn. They build up feeling of competition in study and other constructive activities.
Although some people and educationists deny co-education system, it is the need of the day co-education certainly makes students learn anything properly because co-education institutions have homely environment.