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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, these are some very dangerous and unfounded generalizations. For folks that believe in these tired stereotypes, might I suggest you expand your network a little more. There are some "lazy asians that are bad at math" and "poor white people with low test scores that happen to be good dancers" eagerly waiting to meet you.

In all seriousness, every group, every community includes a diverse collection of people that will defy whatever closed-minded narrative you are trying to push. And the  key word here is "people", which at the end of the day that's all it really comes down to. No one group has a monopoly on the character traits of hard work or laziness. [/quote]

+1. I was just about to add that, amongst my Jewish relatives, there are 'geniuses pianists', 'run-of-the-mill jocks' and - gasp - 'lazy deadbeats who barely make it in middle school'. Yes, there are Jewish kids who don't give a crap about education.[/quote]

This is a common issue on DCUM so let me speak slowly.  Generalizations exist because they are true a majority of the time.  Great that your personal situation is different but you have to realize you are an outlier.  Facts and statistics are not on your side.

[b]The original topic was even in diverse schools students generally sit with students that look like them.[/b]  My point was that this is because high schools have tracking and in general aka a majority of the time in MOCO schools asians and whites are in higher level classes and blacks and hispancis are in lower level classes.  Have a good evening.[/quote]

NP - This was true at my Top 5 university as well, even though I am sure that tracking was not the explanation.[/quote]

Absolutely.

Diversity Dispersity. 
- Tom Wolfe[/quote]

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