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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]if Hardy isn't good enough by the time our children reach relevant age, we'll go private. [/quote]

I feel like the experience of too many people has been of broadly middle class suburban schools that have high levels of success.  However, I just don't think that is necessary.  Hardy has proficient-testing kids, advanced-testing kids and everyone with parents who aren't clueless does fine.  People have the idea that they need to segregate their kids away from any child who is not high-performing or else they will turn out dumb.

It just isn't true.  Rich kids at mixed income schools don't get dragged down.[/quote]

I think the concerns revolve around safety as much (or more so) than performance. *That* is the elephant in the room. And any attempt to address the problem in a way that produces a race-neutral outcome will be very, very difficult in a city where race is a proxy for SES, and where poverty tracks closely with behavioral issues.[/quote]

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