(1) Among the many ideas for improving public schools, the notion of educating more boys and
girls in same-sex classrooms may be the most controversial. (2) Advocates,
believe
separate classes for boys and girls could improve public schools by allowing students of both
genders to learn more when they are apart. (3).
of this solution are concerns that
the case for single-sex classrooms relies too heavily on observations of the behaviors of girls and
boys. (4), same-sex classes may end up reinforcing old stereotypes without research to
prove a benefit. (5) ___, one recent study shows no evidence that boys do better in same-sex
schools, pointing to a need for more research.
Choose the phrase for sentence 3 that completes the parallel structure-putting items into the
same grammatical structure—with sentence 1.
Finally, with the criticisms
O Beyond these criticisms
O Among the many criticisms