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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was our experience when our oldest son entered middle school.  It was heart-breaking.  The solution we found -- and this is not for everyone, I know -- was to move him to a very diverse private school.  We did the same with our two younger children.  It has been an entirely different experience than what we encountered in MCPS.  BTW -- I'm not sure this matters -- but we are Caucasion.  [/quote]

It almost sounds like you are blaming MCPS.  They cannot force black students into AP classes.  Counselors can suggest and ask but unless the student is prepared for the heavy workload they won't take AP classes.  Many times black students are just not prepared for this type of class.[/quote]
But if that is true, it is a problem that starts in elementary school. If all students are not supported, and schools don't close the achievement gap in the early grades, minority students can't catch up in the later years.  I was one of those AA onlies in middle and high school, and DD is currently a high achieving elementary school student. There have been a few other high achieving AA students in her grade over the years, but not all of them have the parental support needed to do enrichment, fill out GT applications, etc. [b]I have worked with the administration to try to increase minority parent participation and involvement, because I think that is the key[/b].[/quote]

I agree with this. Parental involvement is critical to a child's scholastic success in most cases. The challenge is to thing creatively about how to get parents on-board when they are coping with multiple stressors and demands for their time.[/quote]

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