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[quote=Anonymous]The concern with supposedly lowering the quality of education for diversity is that there are some thoughts that believe that classes get held back for the slowest students.

There are some posts on here that state something similar.  Where their bright child is left amusing themselves while the teachers are focusing on the lower performers.

Then in the article linked about Kennedy, one parent noted how they believed that their student went into the school as a B student but finished it as a C student.

There's no guarantee if that would or would not occur.  So as previous posters mentioned, some parents may not want to gamble on it and try to get their children the best education that they can.

Similarly, as others mentioned there aren't many parents out there who would knowingly sacrifice quality of education for their students.  It may be their belief that the schools they are choosing are fine.  Like how many posters on here describe the school systems around here as some of the best in the country.  It's all the same curriculum across the school system, etc.  And as others said, how do you measure the quality of education.  Some of these parents may not believe that the great schools ratings correlates with quality of education.  So don't feel as if they're sacrificing anything in terms of their children's education.

And for those who knowingly or happily place their children in a situation where they're in the minority, one of the main factors for me in choosing a place to live was to be some place where my kids won't be in the minority. (We're not white)  It doesn't matter the race but it's generally not a good feeling to be in the minority and the majority may not be that welcoming, regardless of race.  And you never know when things will turn on you.  Two examples is the elementary school in Montgomery County where the community pushed out the principal because they wanted someone that reflected and understood the community.  Then there was an article about the Baltimore riots where the store owner didn't understand why his store was being vandalized and he was being beaten because prior to that he always thought that he was part of the community.[/quote]

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