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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Not every successful high-achieving person went to a prestigious college. And dismissing it as a class issue ignores that race often tracks class. No one wants low performing schools but until we as a society address social issues we will have them. [/quote]

I just did an interview with Perry Stein of the Washington Post. One point I made is that you can't expect parents who are just trying to get the best education for their kids to engage in a social revolution and overcome 100 years of segregation (I am roughly dating that to when the black people were kicked out of Fort Reno). Given the obstacles involved, it is a little much to expect parents, let alone a bunch of posters on a web forum, to be responsible for the change. I don't know what it will take to bring about change, but I am pretty sure it is not a report that analyzes word frequency.
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The only people who think parents should actively choose to send their kids to a school they dont like, because of some perceived progress that would supposedly make towards social justice, are people who don't have kids. No parent in the history of parenting has ever made that choice. [/quote]

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