Thinking of sending my white child to Banneker

[Anonymous]

(don't fight me about qualifications, the child would get in)

I'd like to have a conversation about how the child's social environment would change. If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness" then it might be worth what we would be giving up at the present school.

[Anonymous]

What grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness"

Very interesting implied belief that your white child won't be attracted/attractive to black members of the opposite sex. I'm trying hard not to troll...In seriousness, I would (a) reconsider that belief, and then (b) consider how you would react if your child goes to Banneker and is attracted/attractive to black teenagers, and (c) consider how you would react if your child DOESN'T go to Banneker and is attracted to black teenagers.

[Anonymous]

What are you giving up at the present school?

Banneker is really rigorous in terms of homework, based on everything I've heard. That seems like the bigger consideration. If you're looking for a change of pace that might work for kid who might flounder at Banneker, what about McKinley Tech?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness"

Very interesting implied belief that your white child won't be attracted/attractive to black members of the opposite sex. I'm trying hard not to troll...In seriousness, I would (a) reconsider that belief, and then (b) consider how you would react if your child goes to Banneker and is attracted/attractive to black teenagers, and (c) consider how you would react if your child DOESN'T go to Banneker and is attracted to black teenagers.

I'm assuming that OP means that the academic focus means that "coolness" and dating aren't the kids #1 interests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness"

Very interesting implied belief that your white child won't be attracted/attractive to black members of the opposite sex. I'm trying hard not to troll...In seriousness, I would (a) reconsider that belief, and then (b) consider how you would react if your child goes to Banneker and is attracted/attractive to black teenagers, and (c) consider how you would react if your child DOESN'T go to Banneker and is attracted to black teenagers.

I'm going to read differently into OP's post. Perhaps they meant that Banneker is a "nerdy" heads-down kind of school and therefore coolness and posturing may be less prominent? I really, really hope that's what they meant and not what you suggest.

Even in that case I think it's a stretch; this is high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness"

Very interesting implied belief that your white child won't be attracted/attractive to black members of the opposite sex. I'm trying hard not to troll...In seriousness, I would (a) reconsider that belief, and then (b) consider how you would react if your child goes to Banneker and is attracted/attractive to black teenagers, and (c) consider how you would react if your child DOESN'T go to Banneker and is attracted to black teenagers.

I'm assuming that OP means that the academic focus means that "coolness" and dating aren't the kids #1 interests.

Yeah, I think she means, she is looking for a geekier crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness"

Very interesting implied belief that your white child won't be attracted/attractive to black members of the opposite sex. I'm trying hard not to troll...In seriousness, I would (a) reconsider that belief, and then (b) consider how you would react if your child goes to Banneker and is attracted/attractive to black teenagers, and (c) consider how you would react if your child DOESN'T go to Banneker and is attracted to black teenagers.

I'm assuming that OP means that the academic focus means that "coolness" and dating aren't the kids #1 interests.

Yeah, I think she means, she is looking for a geekier crowd.

I'm the PP who thought it was about interracial attraction. If you're correct -- which I hope and think you are now -- wow, I really missed that...

[Anonymous]

Send your kid, don’t send your kid. Banneker will thrive regardless. If you are worried about your daughter being boy crazy, send her to an all girls private school. Head over to the private school forum, they schedule dances/debaunte balls for girls to interact with boys in a reasonable manner. But that does not guarantee your daughter won’t go “buck wild”.

You are your child’s first parent not the damn school.

[Anonymous]

Send your kid to Banneker. It’s excellent.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you're worried about the opposite sex you could try Ron Brown if you have a boy and the new Girls Global Academy charter if you don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If it involves less focus on attraction to/from the opposite sex and less interest in that sort of "coolness"

Very interesting implied belief that your white child won't be attracted/attractive to black members of the opposite sex. I'm trying hard not to troll...In seriousness, I would (a) reconsider that belief, and then (b) consider how you would react if your child goes to Banneker and is attracted/attractive to black teenagers, and (c) consider how you would react if your child DOESN'T go to Banneker and is attracted to black teenagers.

I'm assuming that OP means that the academic focus means that "coolness" and dating aren't the kids #1 interests.

Yeah, I think she means, she is looking for a geekier crowd.

I think you’re right. But what bothers me is that she prefaced it by saying her kid is white. Her question was not unique to white kids. Why even mention race unless you had a concern about fitting in (which would be appropriate question to ask). AA families care about whether their kids are not/crazy too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you're worried about the opposite sex you could try Ron Brown if you have a boy and the new Girls Global Academy charter if you don't.

If you have a girl, Banneker is like 65-70% female. Also, your kid may be gay.

[Anonymous]

What is the racial breakdown of Banneker?

Any chance Banneker suffers from the same issues that faced Ballou?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the racial breakdown of Banneker?

Any chance Banneker suffers from the same issues that faced Ballou?

Wtf are you talking about??