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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If McKinley were half as good as PP's claim, wouldn't the student body be a lot more diverse?  Seriously, why is white enrollment in the single digits and Asian enrollment negligible?  [/quote]

So a school can’t be good if white people and Asian people aren’t there? What about Banneker? It’s always been majority African American, and it’s an excellent school. What about Howard U? If McKinley were in Chevy Chase or Georgetown but still the exact same school, same programs, same level of academics, same teachers, etc., it would be flooded with white parents. Non-families of color who don’t even know anything McKinley still trash talk it. And they see the student body make up and the location and say no way before even learning about the school. So please do stay away. Keep thinking it’s trash so that you don’t send your kid there, and then the school won’t have to deal with you. Also, why does every discussion of Banneker and McKinley have to go this route? This is not just racist—it’s boring and trite. Do better. Think more critically. And get over yourself. [/quote]

I think the issue is that McKinley is objectively NOT at the level of Banneker or Howard. And of course most middle class black families in DC with high academic aspirations moved to PG long ago. [/quote]

The PP (you?) said basically said that a school can’t be good if white it aside people aren’t interested. This comment is in response to that. And your comment about most middle class black families with high aspirations moving out is ridiculous. Not everyone can just move. So if they don’t, they don’t have high aspirations for their kid? And no McKinley is not Banneker, so what then? It’s just a terrible school by default? This is such nonsense. In this city, people think of schools as Ivy level or trash. There’s no level headed thinking, and most people comment on things they no nothing about. [/quote]

how old are your kids and where are they in school?[/quote]

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