<p>My son is applying to a All-boys BS. Since we are not from US and don't have singlesex education in our country this is a bit confusing.
As I can see there are many all-boys BS in US and you know pros and cons of singlesex schools. I would highly appriciate your input into this question.</p>
<p>You son will be mocked, bullied, made fun of and feel some sort of insecurity about himself at one point in his boarding school life. He will always have something to feel inferior to others about. If it’s not his whole days, then there will at least be one day that this happens. But when that day comes, also know that when he is mocked, he will learn to rise strong against stereotypes. When he will be bullied, he will learn to believe in himself for who he is. When he will be made fun of, he will learn what to chaange in himself for the good or what he SHOULDN’t Change in himself for the good. He will learn that life is a rat race where everyone man is for himself and the world is selfish place, but admist all this selfishness, he will find rare gems that he will glue together with to form a bond of friendship that will last for life. He will learn to rise and fall and will learn that life is hard, but only if you make it hard and that there is always room to fix your mistakes. He will learn to be responsible for all the things he does, because everyone breaks rules and the hardest thing is to stay on the right track. He will earn to respect his teachers, his elders, his peers for they will mold him into something worth cherishing. He will elarn how to handle people and deal with them because life is going to be political rise and this will never end till he dies. And when he will graduate, he will be confident, experienced and independent. But most of all, he will be a son who will be there for you no matter what. Because staying away all those years from you, he will learn the importance of holding on to a family and loving them.</p>
<p>I don’t know which country you are from or where your son is going. But this is what I have learnt from my five year boarding high school experience. And what I have seen is that, almost everyone of the students of my class, no matter if it’s the black sheep, once they graduated, they were very mature and knew much more about the world than the ones from other non-boarding schools. Look, all types of high schools have pros and cons. But most of all, it depends on your child. If he thinks he can handle it, then give him a chance. Trust him. And support him.</p>
<p>He will get opportunities other students can’t dream of. But at the same time, he will also miss out on opportunities he would’ve got had he not gone to a boarding school. It’s a completely different experience and it’s amzing and thrilling and full of adventure. I’m no authority, but I tried my best to let you know how it goes.</p>
<p>Good luck to you and your son!</p>
<p>oh, I forgot to mention, I was in an All-boys boarding school :D</p>