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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nonsense. Segregation isn't a good thing in this country. Schools that are almost all white, schools that are almost all-minority schools....not the worst set-up if they're good schools like Banneker, but not the best either.

We live in a multi-ethnic, multi-racial society dominated, unfortunately, by white power and influence.  Like it or not AA high school graduates are going to need to compete with whites to pursue successful, high-earning careers.  They deserve a leg up in learning to study and work in multi-racial settings, so let them get on with it as teenagers.  As an ethnic and racial minority, I was lucky to attend a public high school that was both highly diverse and strong academically.  I'd like to see Banneker students have the same opportunities.

As posters point out, DCPS could commit time, energy and resources to ensuring that Banneker can attract a more diverse student body at a time when more diversity than ever is coming up the chain in public middle schools across the city, outside Wards 7 and 8.  I'd like to see that happen even if others on this thread don't.[/quote]

In situations like this it would be useful to be precise as to what DCPS should do to attract more non-AAs to the school. [/quote]

[b]Run with a more serious admissions process for starters.  Kids coast into Banneker far too easily.  [/b]Improve teaching - too many teachers, particularly older teachers, are just clocking hours. Move away from AA-centric approaches in lesson content- far too much of that to attract many whites, Asians.  Provide better SAT prep at Banneker - average scores aren't high enough.  Stop encouraging kids to think in terms of 3s on APs as being great scores -they aren't.  Don't push the kids around half as much - as the poster above put it, school runs too much like a KIPP.  I could go on. [/quote]

Hahahahahahaha. The admissions process for Banneker was far more serious than that at Walls--this past year, at least. Banneker required an essay, transcript, teacher recommendations, and a lengthy interviews. Walls required a transcript and five-minute interview.[/quote]

^^^this  Walls process was total bs.  Banneker admissions process was far more rigorous and closer to what would be expected of a "selective" school[/quote]

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