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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just do not understand why I should choose high performing schools over diverse schools.  Why is diversity so important?

I grew up in an affluent suburb in Texas, went to Ivy League college and grad school, and now I am working at a relatively high paying job (about $300k per year).  My DH the same background and earns a little less than I do.

I always made sure that I volunteered and helped those less fortunate, and I am friend's with people with less education or lower income.

BUT why would living in a diverse school help me in any way?  I think I did pretty well without going to a diverse school.

We live in MoCo right now with a toddler.  If MoCo does too much the social engineering crap, we will send our toddler to private school for sure.[/quote]

Short answer? Because it's your future, and your child's future. As of 2012, whites accounted for less than 50% of new births in America (49.6%); Hispanics, blacks, and Asians accounted for 50.4%. I don't know if you are white, but I know that all of the "high performing" schools in Montgomery County are majority white, and if your child attends them he or she is likely to grow up without knowing many nonwhite children (or non-rich children) as peers.

This, unfortunately, is how I grew up as well, and I distinctly remember referring to white skin as "regular," not seeing anything wrong with "flesh" colored crayons or band-aids or dolls, etc. I don't want my kids to grow up that way. They will all share this country when they grow up, and they need to learn to live and work together. [/quote]

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