Collects ten essays that provide varying perspectives on the topic of single sex education and offer information about the controversial educational philosophy.

Foreword / Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens -- Single-sex classes: everything that's old is new again / Frances R. Spielhagen -- Jumping into the fray: how to implement single-sex classes / Deborah E. Marks and C. Sloan Burns -- Bumps along the way: mistakes made and lessons learned / Suzanne Schwarz-McCotter -- Having it our way: students speak out on single-sex classes / Frances R. Spielhagen -- Going the distance: strategies for teacher preparation / Margaret Ferrara -- Does it all add up? Single-sex classes and college achievement / Frances R. Spielhagen -- Good news and bad news: student behavior in single-sex classes / Margaret Ferrara and Peter Ferrara -- For better or worse: classroom dynamics in single-sex science classes / Karen B. Rogers -- "We've always done it this way": single-sex classes in Kenya / Robin J. Kohl -- Now what? Practical implications / Karen B. Rogers.