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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP you asked the question of above. My kids are in elementary school. Their charter runs through high school and we expect to stay there for the duration, assuming things stay good. The charter is diverse from both a racial and socio economic perspective. It is truly diverse -- our local public school, unfortunately, is not.

The thread was about racial diversity-- so that's what I talked about, and the reasons why as an affluent white family we have chosen to live in a neighborhood that is not predominantly white or affluent. (Although things are changing fast.) In other threads, I've seen people make assumptions that people like us, who choose to live in what some see as "transitional" neighborhoods, are shortchanging their children. I don't see it that way, for the reasons I talked about above.

I agree it can be challenging to have people from different economic backgrounds in one's life. We definitely do less well on that front, but my kids have a range of friends.

What does diversity mean to you?[/quote]

Diversity to me means being among people from different backgrounds, but sharing a similar focus/drive/goal in life. The different backgrounds enrich us, but the similarities bind us - both are equally important. I don't give a flip what their skin color or sexual orientation is - I don't make it a point to count this as any meaningful source of diversity. I find it laughable that anyone would attach diversity to these superficial characteristics. If all you do is put yourself amongst a bunch of people who look/act differently from you, all you have is chaos, not meaningful diversity.

My kids have a range of friends from white, asian, european, and middle eastern families. They are all, however, from families with successful purpose driven parents who value education and hard work. They serve as role models to each other, help each other succeed in life and school. [/quote]

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