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[quote=Anonymous]I just put down my popcorn to comment again re: the original schools question.  OP, from reading this thread, you might conclude that both majority white and majority black schools will invariably be hostile to your kid!  Hopefully you take these views with a grain of salt, as plenty of multiracial kids do just fine at either type of school, or somewhere in the middle.

Our timing was such that we found a house within Shepherd's boundaries (I'm the EOTP biracial PP).  However, there are several other schools that may've worked out for us in terms of being a good ethnic and socioeconomic mix (although too far for our particular commutes).  Both Eaton and Hearst might be good possibilities.  I love the video on Eaton's home page about a typical day at Eaton, "A Peek Inside Eaton."  Ross also seems like a great little school, with diversity and great test scores.  Both Hearst and Ross have Responsive Classroom.  Hearst is a Deal/Wilson feeder, whereas Eaton is a Hardy/Wilson feeder.  Ross doesn't have the best middle and high school feeder situation, but a lot may change by the time your child is old enough to attend.  You'll find proponents and detractors for all of these schools, and I'm sure I haven't mentioned all key info about them, so it might help to visit open houses and decide where you feel most "at home."

If you're not especially risk-averse and want to try your luck with charters and the lottery, Creative Minds, Inspired Teaching, and LAMB are all pretty ethnically diverse.  I also like that there are plenty of middle and high SES black, biracial, and Latino families at these schools (we know such families at all three).  Of course, these popular charters are a long shot, and the academic landscape may look a bit different once your child's of age to seriously consider charter options.

Bottom line is that there are several possibilities in DC where your family may be happy with the school situation.  I hope you don't feel that all is riding on finding the perfect unicorn school chock-full of biracial children, or a school with some critical admixture of all ethnicities, without which your child will be destined to teasing, confusion and/or self-loathing!  If you teach your kid to be confident, resilient, and to have a sense of humor about things, this in itself will go a long way, irrespective of how he chooses to identify, IMO.  [/quote]

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