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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not diverse, but that obviously appeals to many people in Arlington.[/quote]

PP, I'm sorry you got priced out of Discovery (or Arlington), but there's no need to lash out. I don't think most people seek diversity in schools in the first place -- it's just not a major criterion. I'm sure you feel smug in suggesting that a lack of diversity "appeals to many people in Arlington" but you're just being offensive. I mean, you wouldn't say the lack of diversity schools in SE DC "appeal to people in Anacostia" would you?

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Sorry you're having a rough and angry morning.  Just telling it like it is.  When people use terms like FARMs, it bothers me.  I am Latino, and I live in Arlngton fwiw.[/quote]

You're the one lashing out, [i]chica.[/i] I think it's you who's angry. I have the day off. I'm sitting with my coffee and surfing the web. I'm in a great mood.

Why would FARMS bother you? It's technical jargon -- means "Free and Reduced Meals." It's literally a demographic category used to help tabulate this "diversity" you seem to think is virtuous.

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It's also a socially acceptable way for people to express their fears.  Fear of the other, fear of diversity.  In my view, sheltering kids, whether on purpose or incidentally, is not a good idea.  The Supreme Court has praised the virtues of diversity in education.  The case is closed.  That's the future, and I think that all will be better served to embrace it.  YMMV.[/quote]

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