debate about whether single-sex
schools or mixed-gender schools are
best. His results show unequivocally
that single-sex classrooms are
better for kids because they get
along easier with the teacher and
are not distracted by oppositegender friends. I would think that a
romantic relationship might prove to
be a valuable confidence booster,
with a positive impact on grades.
But alas, it seems like the opposite
sex is bad news. One might also
think that causality works in the
opposite direction: those poorperforming kids tend to select into
relationships with the opposite
sex. Let me rephrase that: nerds
have their books