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/^t/Even though in a number of countries single-sex schools have existed for many years now, today one can hear more and more voices calling for their closure. Many people claim that they are not only necessary, but also that co-education is the only kind of environment in which children should be taught. In weighing up the pros and cons in this matter one should consider the aim of education, which is not just the accumulation of knowledge, but, above all, the preparation for existence in a n adult society. It is obvious that segregated schools cannot prepare boys and girls for their future roles of men and women in the adult world.