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[quote=Anonymous]This pp is so naive.  You seem to believe that there is only one way to "really educate", that being bringing low ses students from below grade level to grade level.  Seems like you completely devalue what you believe Latin does, which is give an interesting educational experience to kids who are already on grade level.

Also, you believe that there is some admissions fraud at Latin that needs to be investigated while KIPP is all over the news for the way that they counsel out or dissuade any but the most motivated students and families with constant threats of expulsion.  They are under constant investigation for that kind of thing and have yet to successfully take over a regular public school ( having to educate all comers ) successfully.

Furthermore,  any family who has chosen KIPP could choose Washington Latin and vice versa. But they don't. Should KIPP vary its model to appeal to families who don't want their kids in school until 6pm and on Saturday? Should Washington Latin vary its model to appeal to parents who have no interest in their children learning Latin or Roman history on a daily basis?

There is choice going on here, not discrimination. And by the way, Latin is one of the most racially diverse schools around even if there is a low percentage of FARMS families.

Let's suppose, that for the sake of economic integration, you mandated that Latin must have 50% FARMS students and KIPP had to have 50% non FARMS students. Do you think you could actually find enough families who want those particular programs for their kids?  Would that make those schools better in some way?  [/quote]

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