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there is a growing interest in single gender public education in the past five years across the country currently there are ten schools in Wisconsin that offer all girls and all boys classes while the trend seems to be catching on it's not without controversy in tonight's assignment education special report we'll take a look at a single gender program right in our backyard automa middle school mrs. ruses fourth our math class is calculating missing ankle measurements using some healthy competition tic-tac-toe for John mrs. Bruce's ninth our class is working on the same packet of math equations but the students are working together to solve the problems if you and your partner got that you take out one puzzle piece from your envelope why does this teacher have a different delivery for her eighth grade math curriculum ahead one class is all girls next problem one class is all boys the boys they really like competition if I you can turn anything into competitive a game or an activity then they you have them hook line and sinker the girls class on the other hand is very cooperative they would rather not have competition mrs. ruse started the elective single gender classroom program as her master's project three years ago when the No Child Left Behind Act eased restrictions on these types of classes because not too many all girls and all-boys classrooms existed up until this point there wasn't a lot of research on the program and reus wanted to study the topic so far she's found many benefits to the program I have a lot more time on task I've had a lot less behavior problems in those classes because students are just there to do math and to be learning and asking questions and practicing what I'm teaching them one of the reasons for this focused learning involves fewer distractions when it comes to the opposite sex my dad's crocheting for girls is distraction really talking to him it's hard to do that an all-boys class sometimes if you like a guy maybe you sit by and you just have a tendency to stare at them and not pay attention in class associate professor and reflection says having support from all parties involved is extremely important because there is controversy surrounding this issue even though the studies are saying there's no evidence that this is really a great thing that they all talk about girls are actually doing better although that may may not be reflected necessarily in grades but in student self-confidence in choosing more math or science classes when it comes to boys national studies suggest boys aren't as interested in taking part in the program mrs. ruse is finding the same is true in Tomah for some reason the males are less apt to want to participate in this program whether it be because of what other students think of them or you know maybe it's that the girls are more bothered by the boys and the boys are by the girls the other hot-button issue should we be separating girls and boys opponents call single gender classrooms a return to segregation that reinforces stereotypes Roose says that is not her goal our goal is to provide a learning opportunity for these kids that they've never been exposed to before while it's still too early to tell if there are measurable benefits for all of the students who take part in the program students in Tomah including some of the boys say the class has made a big impact on them I have a a almost nay plus right now and I used to get like B's news master it has helped my grade a little bit which it made me feel a little better made me more confident add in more male participation in the program and you may have an equation that equals success now throughout the past three years mrs. ruse has found that none of the students grades have dropped at all they've remained the same where they've gotten better and of course the participation in the confidence a lot of level of some of the kids has also increased which is another one of their goals it's interesting how rare these are is this the only one in the Coulee Region right now well right now yes but starting next fall that is going to change coming up next Tuesday in the second part of this special assignment education report will tell you how Central High School in La Crosse will be piloting a similar program in the English department and take a look at national trends in single gender classrooms