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Reply to "Lakewood and Stone Mill Elementary - high % of Asians?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me). Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here? I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot. [/quote] Am 2nd generation with kids who go to school here. It's wonderful. The families are great--the kids are nice and well-rounded. Not competitive--people do their own things and the kids are happy and well-adjusted. Some 1st generation parents are inquisitve about magnet schools but they are outliers not the norm. [/quote]
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