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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi everyone, I'm a reporter with the Washington City Paper, and I'm working on a story on a question that has been raised several times on this forum: Why don't white students go to Banneker? I'm interested in speaking with parents who fall under one of these categories: - You have (or recently have) a child at Banneker - You're considering Banneker - You opted not to apply to Banneker, or got in but decided not to go there If you match the description, please feel free to send me an email at awiener (at) washingtoncitypaper (dot) com. Thanks very much! Aaron[/quote] Because its Majority Black and located in Georgia Avenue near Howard University. Whites will not send their kids to majority black schools regardless of the test scores. People will say "Wilson" but lets be honest the "honor courses" or "humanities program" are Majority white and a school within a school where whites are the majority[/quote] Then how do explain all of the sudden interest in Cleveland Elementary School right down the street? White people just discovered it. It frequently appeared on this year's DCUM lottery threads. (I'm black and didn't mention Cleveland to a soul until my kids got in. It's golden. Also one of the things I loved about Cleveland is that is majority AA/Latino, so my kids get to experience a strong minority populated educational setting, [b]where all of the high achievers and school leadership looked like them.) [/quote][/b] Wow, that's racist[/quote] Nope, it is not. It is countering a racist society that has a preschool to prison pipeline for Black children. Please stop calling black people racists for trying to counter institutional racism. It is not cute.[/quote] Exactly. Remember in the film about the big upcoming fight, Muhammad Ali commented with astonishment that the airline pilots were black? It's quite dated, but you get the idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jclLiDjwuE0 It's important that my children see leaders, high achievers, involved parents (especially fathers!), who look like them so that they grow up with an understanding that this is possible. They are constantly fed a narrow stereotype of what AA youth represent, and it's so undermining. I like that they see teachers and families in a positive light and that they are exposed to a broad spectrum of people throughout the black community. African, Caribbean, homegrown DC, affluent, public housing----so much is represented within Cleveland. It's wonderful. I don't think my stance is comparable to white supremacy. I believe it's more akin to single-sex education. I went to an all-girls school and a majority female college. I had a very different experience than those who went co-ed. Girls speak up in class and excel in math. Girls are strong and capable. Female head of school, female teachers. Great experience. I also went to Banneker and relished being surrounded by a bunch of fellow black nerds. It felt great to belong and never be afraid of "acting white" or "talking white" when I just wanted to embrace algebra. I'm glad they had us all take Latin our first year there. I only pray my children get in and have the opportunity to be smart and engaged in a safe environment like Banneker. Other predominantly-black high schools punish their nerds. I don't want that for my children. Understand it or not, it's real. [/quote] This is a useful post for Aaron. Between whites who think their white kids will fare better by attending schools with more white kids who test much better than the average Banneker student and those who sense that posters like PP would view them as gate-crashers who would interfere with Banneker's role as an elite school for the black bourgeoisie, there's not a large pool of whites interested in Banneker for their kids, and it shrinks to zero when you factor in the reluctance of white parents to have their kids be the "only" at the school. It's not rocket science, and it won't change any time soon. [/quote] Good summary![/quote] It must be great to be white. In the US, so many non-white people have to experience being the "only". The irony about being the "only" non-white at a predominantly white institution, is that some white people ask, "why are all the non-whites sitting together?" As far as Banneker goes, if white students don't apply and get accepted, Banneker will continue to be a non diverse school. Another irony, some white people on DCUM tend to decry the lack of diversity at Banneker, but will have no problem living in a predominantly white area of the city, enrolling their DC in predominantly white private schools, etc. Lastly, you have the white parents talking about the relatively low SAT scores of Banneker students. According to The Washington Post, Banneker has higher SAT scores than Wilson. Nevertheless, SAT scores aren't everything. According to The Washington Posts Most Challenging High Schools (DMV) list, SWW is ranked number two, however, there are a number of MD and VA schools that post higher SAT averages. For example, both National Cathedral and Langley have higher SAT averages than SWW. Banneker: http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2015/list/local/banneker-washington-dc/ Wilson: http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2015/list/local/woodrow-wilson-washington-dc/ [/quote] Remember all the high-SES black parents who said, in this very same thread, they chose NOT to send their kids to Banneker. It is not really "It must be great to be white," it is more that "It must be great to have a ton of money, and options." [/quote]
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