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[quote=Anonymous]I am a black parent of 3 kids who have attended schools with varying levels of diversity (racial and economic) but that were all considered high quality. Please know that quality and diversity are not mutually exclusive. My kids have attended schools that were 5% black and schools that were 95% black.... they have attended public and private schools..... they have attended schools that are considered high poverty and schools that are considered elite.... but every single school without exception was academically rigorous and excellent quality. There is no perfect school, I happen to be very lucky to be able to expose my kids to all kinds of people and experiences in and out of school so I do not rely on school diversity as much as others may, but is it important to me? HELL YES!!! Honestly speaking most schools in America are not diverse... people tend to go to school where they live and most neighborhoods are not diverse.... people tend to live around other people that look and have similar income levels as they do. My youngest (who is in middle school) is probably attending the most racially diverse school that any of my kids have gone to... it is 50% white, 5% black, and 45% other racial minorities (mostly asian) but it is also probably one of the least socioeconomically diverse schools, everyone is pretty much upper/middle income. In my opinion, the lack of economic diversity is something that as a parent I need to be aware of so that my kid does not think that he is entitled to any and everything just because we can afford it and so that he does not treat people who cannot afford the same things as less than.

If you think that lower income or non-white schools automatically mean lower quality schools, I suggest you get out of your bubble.[/quote]

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