In female classes, teachers are known to be more sensitive and understanding, while in male classes, teachers tend to have a more authoritarian approach (Schroeder 71-73). The fact that teachers treat students in different ways symbolizes the problem of sexism. Concepts like this raise the question of equality (Strauss). There is a specific example provided by a court case in 1954: Brown v. Board of Education. It states that things can be separate but they must be equal. Although the original case referred to race, the core meaning of the term still stands today. Not all classes will be equal if teachers (not each teacher individually, but teachers of boys and girls) have different expectations in the classroom (Piechura 21). This is where the main problem lies in the case of single-sex education. Parents wishing to enroll their child in school want to provide their son/daughter with equal opportunities and a chance to succeed academically. If teachers don't give every boy and girl an equal opportunity, is it really worth it? Yes. Teacher expectations in the classroom are designed to match gender needs, not the other way around.