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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an African American parent,  I find this post very troubling- the freak show aspect of it (come talk to me about what it is like to be surrounded by those black people) and the parents that are asking the most inane questions.  This anonymous board just allows people to do things they would never do in real life.[/quote]

+1. Yes, I agree. Am not black but the "freak show" aspect is troublesome. Starting from OP's post. [/quote]

OP here. I apologize for the "freak show" aspect. That is truly not my intention.

I started this post in deliberate response to some things that come up consistently when talking about DCPS - namely, that white parents are apprehensive about sending their white children to neighborhood schools with few white children. From what I have observed, few of the people posting with concern have direct experience with that situation, and most of the people I know who are actually in the situation (not just me but several friends around the city) have not experienced the difficulties that the apprehensive white parents are concerned about.

I do not like to minimize anyone's concerns generally, because I think that we all worry about things that other people think are ridiculous, but I do think that it's helpful to address this head on. I have co-hosted dozens of open houses at our school, and I can't tell you how many white parents have tried to figure out a way to ask "Will my white child have social difficulties in this school because he's white" without actually saying that. Is it troublesome that so many people are worried about this? Yes, absolutely. It's not great culturally that our city is as segregated as it is, but there is also no easy and obvious solution to that problem. If I see an opportunity for integration - social, educational, whatever - I'm going to talk about it frankly.

That's what the point of this was. Not to brag about how awesome I am or be all Barbie Savior about it, but to allow those parents who ARE worried about it to ask things directly that they won't ask out loud in person. Maybe it changes their mind, maybe not. Either way, it's out there.[/quote]

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