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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am guessing the PP was objecting to the term "freeloaders" which implies kids on FA (in any school) are a drain on the institution while contributing nothing of value.  FA kids often contribute to the academic reputation of a school while adding a different perspective and set of life experiences to classroom discussions.  Of course there is a monetary pricetag on this, but many schools feel there is a real value to offering FA.  [/quote]

So you are implying that you need to have a minority population for your white kids amusement [/quote]

Not at all.  Nowhere did that poster say FA = minority.  Some FA students may be ethnic minorities.  Some may not.  Pretty much all of them represent the socioeconomic majority in this country though.  Forgetting that the bulk of private school kids belonging to a very privileged *minority* in terms of socioeconomic status is probably a good argument in favor of FA.  I'm not sure how the FA kids would "amuse" the "white kids" unless they think sharing a classroom with the child of one of their teachers is hilarious for some reason. [/quote]

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