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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We changed our older child from a title 1 dcps dual language to oyster adams in 4th. The difference was mostly in a more prepared and (wealthy) peer group. Teaching in core subjects was equally strong in both schools, but the specials were much better at oyster adams. The kids’ behavior was not much better, but academically the kids were much stronger at Adams.[/quote]

Thank you. How do you think the difference in academic strength translated into a different experience for your child? Do you mind sharing which school you switched from? [/quote]

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Are you still deciding or already regretting your decision?[/quote]

OP here. Actually we’re at the Title 1 and [b]I’m convinced it’s mostly racism scaring people away.[/b] They look at a playground of brown kids and assume they’re below grade level and misbehaved. They’re not. The games the big kids play with the little kids are adorable and sweet, and all of the 3rd-4th graders I know (classmates siblings and kids from activities) seem bright and [b]are certainly well spoken[/b]. I understand not all Title 1 schools are created equal, but I’m happy my child has the experience of seeing kids that don’t look like her being leaders and doing better in some things than her. Those are life lessons that really can change how a person interacts with the world going forward.[/quote]

Accusing everyone else but themselves of racism but then saying the Black and Brown kids are "well spoken" -- the classic condescending compliment that white people use toward Black and Brown people and only Black and Brown people -- is quite a flex.

Let's be honest here: no white person has ever described another white person as "well spoken."

I bet PP has "a lot of Black friends," too.[/quote]

Thank you. I have found, over many years, that the clueless parents screaming about others' racism based on their school choices demonstrate a shockingly high level of paternalistic, white-saviour-type thinking about their children's classmates. They also have no understanding at all of the way that middle and upper class people of color go about making their schooling decisions.  They'd rather not think about that.
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Yep. UMC POC (especially black folks) are often the most wary of putting their kids into a settings with predominantly underperforming same-race peers. Frankly, it’s often better to be a black “only” (or one of a few) than to be a high SES+black “only” in a midst of low-SES black students. [/quote]

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