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[quote=Anonymous]My kids were in a similar situation in K.  They went to a school that was majority Latino (70%) and I'm pretty sure they were the only white kids in their class.  The school has a FARMS rate of 85%.

We left after kindergarten.  It wasn't a bad experience overall but the long term view just wasn't good.  The elementary fed into an iffy jr. high and then to an iffy high school.

We moved to an area that is majority AA.  The school now is about 70% AA, 10% white, and then 20% mix of the rest.  The FARMS rate is only 25%.  The school feeds into a good middle school and then to an excellent high school.

From my view, the issue isn't purely about ethnicity -- SES has a much stronger influence on behavior and outcome than ethnicity.  My kids haven't yet run into any situations of being teased or bullied for their ethnicity but have told me about things that "aren't our culture" For example, they were talking about a classmates new braided hair style and decided they couldn't do the same thing because it wasn't their culture.  I'm sure they will run into issues eventually because kids are kids but I'm confident that it will be a momentary blip during their academic career.

Personally, I see this as a tremendous opportunity for their future.  I grew up in lily white NW Ohio and I laugh at my young self for the things I thought about minorities.  Nothing malicious but just stupid.  As a kid, I legitimately believed that Asian's peripheral vision was poor and that black people were unable to swim because of their tremendous muscle density.  I eventually learned that I was long but fortunately, my kids won't have as much of a learning curve when they head out into the world.[/quote]

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