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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CapCity parent here with kids in the middle school.  The diversity discussion is being very narrowly interpreted on this thread to focus solely on ethnic diversity.  There are many other diversities to consider and expose our children to - economic, types of families, immigrant corrientes, education attainment.  We have been impressed the last 4 years with how Cap City recognizes and nurtures all those diversities in a deliberate way.  If the PP was using diveridit as code
For not being the only white family fine but know Cap City is more than just about ethnic diversity.[/quote]

Hm. Great points about diversity being about more than race. However all of this diversity is also present at Barnard. In fact, if not for the racial demographics of more white kids, Cap City's diversity sounds a lot like Barnard.

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PP here.  This is why I can never understand the overfascination with ethnic diversity and being an 'only' somewhere.  At our first DCPS - by the time we left - my kids were the only white kids in their class.  This mattered alot less than the fact that we were easily the most well off family with two parents with advanced degrees who had time, energy and money to invest in education and overall opportunities for our kids.  As our kids got older they needed a mix of socioeconomic levels in the class - to not be the only family no matter what ethnicity who was comfortably middle class.[/quote]

I think I know you- and you were not the only middle class family at Barnard. You like to think you were- what with your advanced degrees and two parent family. You have gotten a lot of air time about how you all were the last white folks standing. But clearly- the 15 minutes it not up...[/quote]

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