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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This entire conversation about race is way too general to be relevant to what's actually happening in schools in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. Our Title 1 is fully of biracial higher SES families, none of whom count as "white" for this discussion or the demographic breakdown at the school. But my white DC's small group was her and 3 biracial kids (Black, Asian, and Latino), and I think all of those kids are back again this year. My DC is 1-2 grade levels ahead, so I'm guessing those kids are roughly the same. I'm pretty sure the people talking about "peer groups" and expectations haven't had any first hand experience in schools like ours in the last 5-7 years.[/quote]

too many people use "white" as a proxy for "smart peer group" and things get very messed up. our title 1 is also absolutely full of highly educated people of color (parents with grad degrees -- i know because I have talked to them!), and a small percentage of white people. the high level small groups are all full of POC kids as well. [b]I guarantee that many white parents don't "see" the highly educated POC. they are invisible. [/b]have seen many stressed out white parents pull theirs kids for lack of *perceived* peer group when their kids are actually not even on par with the POC smart kids. [/quote]

This is exactly what's happening, and you can see it clearly in the hand-wringing on this thread. [/quote]

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