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"She said she misses her male friends. She tends to think the discussions are more centered on female topics that don't necessarily interest her. She doesn't want to talk about lip gloss," said Stott, who personally believes the gender separation is working well. Choquette, 13, wrote an essay expressing his opposition. "A loud, disastrous, chaotic classroom. Screaming, belching, flatulence, profanity, and a teacher standing in front of the class waiting. Is that how a classroom should be?" he wrote. "Well, that's the way my single-sex classroom is. So far we've seen less productivity, more distractions, and most importantly, incorrect preparations for life. All of these things add up to trouble, chaos, and blatant disrespect to our teacher."