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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a colored immigrant.  I don't care if my DC's school mates are brown, black, pink, or green.  I just need to find a school where students are learning every day and teachers are teaching every day.  I would not like if my DC's classmates interrupt classes every other day or if the teachers only pay attention to the students who need extra help.  [/quote]

yup that's what most African and Asian immigrants are doing.  They want the best schools for their children.  Diversity is only an issue for white guilt liberals[/quote]

Guess this is a good time to remind yourself that not all non-white people are alike. Diversity is extremely important to me and a critical consideration in deciding what makes a school good or "the best". Judging by the number of similar families in our cluster (and by the spread of ethnic minorities in MoCo in general), I'm not alone in my thinking.

-Asian immigrant[/quote]

Your choice is not necessarily different than that of the PP. The question is: do you really want a "diverse" environment, or is that something you think will make the school better (e.g. less racial issues toward your child). I am Asian too. I would prefer a school with reasonable number of Asian students, mostly not because I have to have that for my child, but because usually (it can be wrong) more Asians in a school is linked to better school rating.
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I'm the PP you're responding to. I get your concern about not wanting your child to be the only Asian in the school, but that wouldn't be an issue in most MoCo schools. I would also point out that the pattern of more Asian = better rating is driven by the high average education level of Asian parents in the DC area (and the US in general). Kids with highly educated parents tend to fare better under all circumstances (school SES level, private vs public, etc).

To answer your question, I want my child to interact as much as possible with all racial/ethnic groups and across SES levels. IMHO, in this country, that kind of interaction is a critical component of education.[/quote]

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