Because historically educational opportunities were divided by gender? I think the stranger part is that the word evolved to mean mixed gender in any situation where it’s not expected, like the co-ed decon chamber (or locker room or football team) Don’t know how much education was going on in there.
In more progressive circles I hear “all gender” being used, to be more inclusive. All gender square dancing, for an example in my neighborhood. All gender restrooms as well.
Mixed might be confusing as to what is mixed, and yes, it could mean race, but only if you are talking about people. No one is assuming in 2025 that the toilets are segregated by race.
“Mixed football “ might mean we are also going to play ultimate frisbee, at the same time, somehow.
Why is there a special word for mixed-sex education in American like that’s not just normal?
Because historically educational opportunities were divided by gender? I think the stranger part is that the word evolved to mean mixed gender in any situation where it’s not expected, like the co-ed decon chamber (or locker room or football team) Don’t know how much education was going on in there.
You could just say mixed and it’d just be one syllable. Wait, is this because mixed means a different thing in a country that had apartheid?
Looks like it
In more progressive circles I hear “all gender” being used, to be more inclusive. All gender square dancing, for an example in my neighborhood. All gender restrooms as well.
Mixed might be confusing as to what is mixed, and yes, it could mean race, but only if you are talking about people. No one is assuming in 2025 that the toilets are segregated by race.
“Mixed football “ might mean we are also going to play ultimate frisbee, at the same time, somehow.