Boys pretend to be tough, says leader

1st October 2010, 1:00am

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Boys pretend to be tough, says leader

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Mixed-sex schools can force boys to pretend to be tough and uninterested in learning, a private school leader has suggested. Many parents are turning their backs on co-educational schools amid concerns that the environment is teaching them that it is “cool to be a fool”, says the Independent Association of Prep Schools.

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