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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding whether going to school as a white minority in DC public schools leads to anti-racism and tolerance in white students:

Part of the issue here is that MC and affluent black families in DC don't send their kid to mediocre or failing IB schools. Why would they? They know their kids will already be contending with racism their entire lives, so they use the lottery, move, or go to private schools in order to maximize their kids' educational opportunities.

But the upshot is that the black population in DCPS is heavily skewed towards poor and at risk students. This results in two things for white kids in DCPS:

1) They get little interaction with MC or UMC black kids at school, even though there are plenty of MC and UMC black kids in DC and in the DMV, and

2) Their experience as a minority group is is one of a privileged minority group. White kids in DCPS are generally in the highest SES group in school, even if they are MC. A white kid from a family with an HHI of 120k and zero family wealth or support will still be among the wealthiest kids in school in most DCPS schools.

The narrowness of this experience IS concerning for parents of white children who want to raise kids who are tolerant, open-minded, and who understand their own privilege. You do worry about what conclusions your children are drawing about race in this setting.[/quote]

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