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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not bitter.

I am simply answering the question that was asked. Would you put your white kid at Kipp. No. Why? Because NONE of the Kipp white leaders choose kipp for their kids. Why? It is not good enough for their kids. They each get paid over $250k. But it is still not good enough for their kids.

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That's a little unfair. I was told that KIPP and DC Prep (not sure about CC) were expressly for a population which needed more/different services. Putting a relatively well off privileged white child in the school might prevent a needier child from getting the spot. The services I imagine as being wrap around, countering negative influences outside school, social supports for parents and so forth. Whether it's a good idea to have this separation, and what are the implications of educating separately (but equal...etc...) - that's what the schools are designed for and succeed at. But, not sure I agree with the whole premise that military style discipline is a good model for anyone.[/quote]

KIPP doesn’t use military style discipline. I don’t know why that rumor persists (I’ve had a child there for years and am involved enough in the school community to know). [/quote]

Because that is what their videos show, the ones that THEY promoted and you can find all over the web and YOUTUBE. This is especially true of middle and high. This is the model and how KIPP initially marketed themselves, SLANT!!!  Kids chanting and having to sit a certain way and clap out responses. How I remember those posters and TLF and TFA promoted this, most of their teachers came from those schools.  This is why folks have that impression! Seems like the newer schools and preK early-years are different, so it def depends on the age group you are talking about. [/quote]

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