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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't believe the poster referring to unprepared students had race in mind when s/he made that point.

But it's hard not to notice the circular argument going on here about Banneker.  If you're measuring a school by test scores, it's got the highest on myschooldc.org.  Way better than Latin or Basis.  The streets around it are teeming with white people with its closest Metro surrounded by million dollar homes and stores that sell luxury goods, so safety shouldn't be any more of a concern than it is in Tenleytown, Gallery Place or Manor Park.  Kids have to test in and can get kicked out, so it's definitely got rigor.

And yet.  You'll get every argument in the book to support consensus that it's a substandard school, though there's no indication it is.

There's some pretty angry emotion being thrown around at the mere hint of racism.  But no understanding at all that someone could be offended that the race of a school's student body devalues it.

Again, not calling anyone a racist because I don't think the participants in this thread are.  I'm just sayin.

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I haven't commented on Banneker before, but here's what I think: I completely understand that it would be offending to suggest that the race of a school's student body devalues it in any way. I haven't read all the Banneker comments so I'm not sure if that's been said. What I do understand though is not wanting your high schooler to be in a 1% racial minority. I'm ok with that for preschool, but in high school I think it might feel quite isolating. And yes, I do realize that blacks and other minorities often have to deal with that situation (although many would also choose not to), but that doesn't mean I have to choose it for my child. Does that make me a racist? I don't think so. It's certainly a form of white privilege to be able to avoid this situation, but it's not a racist sentiment.[/quote]

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