Separate and unequal

I've been thinking about how different my school days were in comparison to my current students.

How's this for one:

Growing up, the concept of recess was completely different than it is today. For example, my friends and I enjoyed recess up until 7th grade, as opposed to my students, who don't see a minute of recess past elementary school.

But even more shocking, boys and girls during my school days were never on the same playground. Except for perhaps kindergarten, there were separate...