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agree to disagree on the benefits of being in a diverse environment.  I really don't see any benefits from diversity sorry the focus is on getting the best education for my kid, going to a top 25 school and getting a high paying job.  Diversity doesn't help with any of that it actually hurts because overall cohort quality goes down.

Shooting for a top 25 college.  Much better chance of making it going to a school with top kids vs average or below average.  You need to be challenged and have better teachers and resources and rigor and breadth of courses to pick from.  This really comes out in high school where many average or below average schools don't offer many APs or have the breadth of classes at better schools.[/quote]

Not really. Probably your best bet for a top 25 college is to quit your jobs, move your family to rural Idaho, and farm rutabagas or some such. And then your kid would provide the diversity. From the point of view of the "top 25 colleges", one MCPS kid must look much like any other MCPS kid.

Also, while your focus may be to send your kid to school with lots of kids from families like yours, going to a "top 25 college", and getting a high-paying job -- your kid's goals and desires may be different.

You seem to see diversity as an either/or issue. Either you can get a good education and fit into your parents' life plans for you, or you can go to school with kids who are different from you. But it's not an either/or issue.[/quote]

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