(1) Among the many ideas for improving public schools, the notion of educating more boys and girls in same-sex classrooms may be the most controversial. (2) Advocates, believe
separate classes for boys and girls could improve public schools by allowing students of both
genders to learn more when they are apart. (3).
of this solution are concerns that
the case for single-sex classrooms relies too heavily on observations of the behaviors of girls and
boys. (4) same-sex classes may end up reinforcing old stereotypes without research to
prove a benefit. (5) ___, one recent study shows no evidence that boys do better in same-sex
schools, pointing to a need for more research.
Choose the transition for sentence 2 that makes the most sense in the context of the paragraph.
in fact
on the contrary
O besides