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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing that sending my kid to a school that's 9% white has taught me is that diversity actually has almost nothing to do with race or skin color--unless you think it does. Our Brooklyn school is really, really diverse--parents from all income levels and all walks of life and pretty much every country there is. Some fall under the category of being brown, and some are whiter. It makes no difference. It's also taught me that people across all socioeconomic levels are invested in their kids and want the best for them. We may not always agree on how to get there--I'm a lot more crunchy than some of the moms I work with who drill their kids on math every night--but within that, we still find common ground and so do our kids. Everyone plays on the playground and goes to the library.

This is what I am looking for in DC.

Now, to grossly oversimplify, I know DC isn't New York. New York is a lot more prosperous across the board, and has a lot less... of that strange southern thing. I'm again oversimplifying, but I'm from Philly and I went to public schools there. I know how things can not be good. I don't want to send my kid to a school where she's teased relentlessly, or not accepted. She's quirky already--no need adding to it. So... there's that. Sorry to ramble.

So Watkins has some teachers that are not good for 3rd grade?

Brent might have OOB spaces for 3rd?

I have this weird fascination with those 60s building in the SW. They are also relatively cheap. [/quote]

Assuming that "diversity" means the same thing in D.C. that it does in Brooklyn is not wise.  D.C. is a much more polarized city, with fewer people who are truly middle class and more clustering at either extreme of the socioeconomic scale.  Although it is not universal, race and class track very closely in D.C.  You need to look at FARMS percentages in evaluating schools, if you want to have a better understanding of what the class makeup will look like.  People are not steering you to particular schools because of race, but because of the preparedness and school-readiness of the student population.  And no, poor people aren't incapable of learning, but sending your child to a class made up of children who are years below grade level is a basic reality in many, many DC schools.

Also, it's great that you are so excited about living in SW, but you have no realistic option of getting into a better DCPS OOB or a quality charter.  You have missed the lottery, and all of the desirable schools have waiting lists with dozens or hundreds of students for third grade.  [/quote]

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