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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I inquired with my daughter last night and she told me something which I found very interesting and wanted to share (disclaimer: this is a report from 15 year old girl, who thought about this issue for no more than 3 minutes):
- The brightest students from her class distributed more or less equally between Wilson and SWW. A smaller number went to Banneker. 
- She said that on average "nerds" went to SWW, the cool/sporty ones went to Wilson.
- She said that on average white kids had a more positive attitude towards Wilson, while black high performing students wanted to go to SWW. I asked if she could think of a reason for this, she said that she herself (as mixed race and advanced student) was tired of having to share classes and be associated with black troubled students, and that's one of the reasons she was so vocal at home in not wanting to go to Wilson.

So to sum up, and according to my daughter (who is not at any of the mentioned schools now) , bright Deal kids go to either Wilson or SWW depending on whether they are cool or nerds (good luck with the definition) , and on their race, with black students less inclined to continue at Wilson if they can opt for SWW and Banneker.

Please do not make me regret I posted this. No racist comments or jokes please.

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This is interesting.  I have an AA son and we are choosing b/t private and Wilson.  Wilson is actually a better choice for him, but he is a little afraid.  He is an 8th grader at Deal.  Most of the white kids are going to Wilson and most of the black kids are going to Walls or private.  It's not because they are so smart that they want to go to private.  [/quote]

Given your explanation, I wonder if SJC is a more popular choice with Deal's AAs than Deal's whites. Totally makes sense from the  perspective you shared,  but it does really suck that AA families feel they must make that calculation. (Along with everything else about racial biases that sucks).[/quote]

I'm an educated AA with a kid at Deal.  Wilson is pretty much off the table because my daughter does not want to go there. Period.  I think there is some truth to the 15 year old's description of the situation.   Shooting for SJC (hubby is an alum), SWW or Banneker. I personally think she would be fine if she went to Wilson.  I attended a large urban school.  I co-mingled with kids from every race, religion and economic level.  It was a good experience for the most part.  I also learned that if you do your work and mind your business, you won't have many--if any-- issues.  That was a life lesson  :) .[/quote]

My older son when to Banneker and I just can't say enough great things about it.  He left b/c he was not mature enough to handle the load, but man, I loved it.[/quote]

Was he kicked out? What did he do then?[/quote]

PP, any update on this?[/quote]  I'm not pp, but I currently have a son at Banneker.  We are considering leaving after this year.  I think it's a great school, but man it is tough and especially tough on boys.   There are very few boys admitted in the first place (I can't remember the boy/girl ratio in my son's grade but it's ridiculous).   Several of my son's male friends have left (some on their own and some were asked to leave) because it's just too much and honestly I don't see the support to try to retain those kids who might be struggling.   You have all these wonderful boys that have met a high standards to even make it into the school but I see no real measures to  keep them there. I think the school is very flippant about putting out boys (and kids in general) that are struggling.  Oh and no, my son is not being kicked out, if we do end up leaving it will be our decision to do so.  I think the school is great, but it is not a good fit for every child.  Again, i can't remember the numbers but [b]we were told by the school that the graduating class is always very small compared to when they were they were freshman[/b].[/quote]

The school itself says that? And it's a public school?[/quote]

And, if the school already knows this, why does it keep admitting so many unqualified students? Just trying to grab their tuition dollars for a while??????[/quote]

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