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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not understand why this is so difficult for people.

-White and Asian kids do just as well academically regardless of the SES or racial demo of a school. If anything, being in a higher FARMs demo would make it easier for them to get into elite schools.

-Studies show White kids in particular actually benefit the most from being in SES and racially diverse schools. Go figure. Most white kids in America go to deeply segregated schools that does not reflect the world they will deal with when they become an adult.

-Residents are entitled to free public school, but they are not entitled to a particular school. If parents have a problem with this, they can do like the rest of white americans and can isolate their kids in a private school.

-You are free to pay for specialized enrichment activities for your child on your own dime.

Don't let your fear of brown and black people and your perception of their respective "cultures" blind you from basic facts.

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My UMC kids are at two different DCC high schools. I would send them again, no regrets, but please do share these studies that show "white" students benefit from schools with racial and SES diversity. To my knowledge there are no good studies that show this. What are they measuring? School performance? I think there are benefits, but they are not things easily quantifiable.[/quote]

Well they certainly aren't hurt by it.  So all this fuss about mixing with black and brown kids has much less to do with academic performance and more to do with unsubstantiated "beliefs". It would be nice to see studies proving why we should *not* work to integrate both racially and SES.

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White students’ test scores don’t drop when they go to schools with large numbers of black and Latino students.[/b]

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/studies/pdf/school_composition_and_the_bw_achievement_gap_2015.pdf

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This subject has little to do with "evidence." I think people will always find a reason as to why we shouldn't seek to find income class and racial balance in schools. The "inconvenience" of busing or not going to the closet school. Concerns regarding peer groups and lack of enrichment activities or advanced classes. If you need a reason, you will find one.

What would be refreshing is if folks were honest. The concern here for those opposed to what MCPS is attempting to do is regarding of the "culture" of lower income black and brown communities.  I don't say this to label anyone who holds these concerns are racist. If you have an honest conversation with black and brown families from higher incomes, they will likely hold similar concerns. My only request is that you vigorously challenge them.

How does it really hurt your child to have a greater mix of kids from different incomes and ethnic backgrounds? Is there evidence that shows it leads to negative outcomes? Does it hurt their chances into getting to their college of choice?

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I don't think it's a stretch to be worried that having your kid in an environment with a larger number of kids who perhaps are [b]not as academically motivated will impact your child.[/b] I want my kids to not only go to college, but be surrounded by as many students as possible with similar goals. Has nothing to do with skin color or ethnicity. And I would argue that MoCo schools are leaps and bounds ahead of most schools in this country when it comes to diversity. Yes, even the "W" schools are almost all only 50-60% white. I grew up in NJ, and my school was 100% white. There might be more minority students there now, but it is still very homogeneous. Same with New England and large swaths of the Mid-West. This idea that some schools here are "lily white" is ridiculous. My kids go to a middle school in a "W" cluster, and you look at a yearbook--it is highly diverse![/quote]

So you believe FARMs kids are mostly academically unmotivated and lack goals for themselves?

its not like these changes will result in white and asian kids in a low income concentrated school. Why is it so important for your kids to have an entire school with the same academic peer group? Are there studies that show this is essential positive outcomes or that not being a similar cohort harms white and asian kids?

What it sounds like you guys want is a private school or test-in magnets to isolate yourselves.

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