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[quote=Anonymous][quote]You may have your idea of diversity, but here it's about the tight bond between race and class. And one of the things that stops my heart every time I come across it is a generally-held belief that lower-income people don't care about education--which as you know couldn't be further from the truth. On this forum (and, I assume, in conversation among white people) you'll learn that OOB (out of boundary) and "engaged parents" are factors by which to gauge the quality of a school. Low income = low scores and parents who just don't care about their kids' education. [/quote]

Stops my heart too, and it's what I want to avoid. In my experience, it's almost opposite. Upper class white parents are much more laissez faire about homework, attendance, uniform compliance, and discipline because they can afford to be. I know a ton of parents with more modest means who hire tutors, send their kids to summer school, saturday school, push them constantly.... it's funny in New York now, all the schools like 321 in Park Slope and Brooklyn New School are opting out of testing. Meanwhile other schools have been working so hard to get high test scores because it's a proud achievement--I don't have answers, this is just what I see.

[quote]That's why I suggested areas like Dupont, U Street, Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Petworth. (Parts of the Hill are like this as well, I'm just less familiar with them) The lines aren't so stark, the attitudes are a little more progressive and, based on my experience of having lived in both NYC and DC, they're where you'll most likely find the same wavelength. Just my two-cents of course, because people are going to jump all over me about how they love the diversity in their school. [/quote]

I love all the areas you mention... so there's Powell, West, Ross...? [/quote]

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