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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the vast majority of "higher SES" (i.e. educated middle and upper middle class) people want their kids to go to school with a solid majority of kids of the same SES. A majority (no matter which race) probably also prefer their kid not to be in a tiny minority in terms of race. It's just that people will rarely admit these things unless they are on an anonymous board.

So the reality is that the world is full of such "awful" people, if that's how you judge those preferences.[/quote]

I'd have more respect for them if they just moved into a neighborhood that reflected the demographics they find acceptable.  Most of the "trolls" have options, even if it meant moving to an apartment or :gasp: the suburbs[/quote]

I am interested in your use of "them" here. Do you honestly consider yourself free of racism and classism?  Can you truly say that neither race nor class played a role in your choice of neighborhood and thus school or charter school?

I can say that as I look for schools for my child I know that she will be in the minority as a white child heading for a charter school. And I take some WOTP or Subrban parent's tsk taking with a grain of salt. You made your racist classist choice years ago. I'm making mine now. Are we really all that different?  My child will probably be educated with a more diverse cohort than yours. Are you really sure you win the award for less racist?  Not so sure. [/quote]

Your post is very revealing pp.  It's a good thing your child will be educated in a diverse cohort, maybe they'll learn not to make so many assumptions - I'm not white and I don't live WOTP or in the suburbs.  [/quote]

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