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[quote=Anonymous][quote]What race are you, OP.

My child looks and is mostly Caucasian.

I've read that the elementary schools, in particular, are considered really good. So shouldn't that mean it is only a matter of time before the middle and high schools improve? Especially Deal and Wilson?
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I think so. My child also looks mostly caucasian. Okay, is really caucasian. But Deal and Wilson are not on our shortlist, even though we currently live in zone for both. They're too big, too much like the suburban schools I don't think would work for our kid. What dc rather uniquely offers at this present time are a bunch of very small, very intimate schools, which can give your kid a lot of individualized attention. They may not have all the bells and whistles of some of the suburban schools, but they offer a lot more attention--and for bells and whistles... we've got an city at our fingertips to supplement. FWIW, our child, like the other poster, is the only "caucasian" one in their class now, and has always been in the minority. I so understand, coming from the opposite perspective, why it is a somewhat more fraught and loaded game, but honestly, the day to day with the kids? It's a non-issue.  I don't think there's some automatic merit in being educated among people who aren't like you... but I do think perspective from all sides helps everyone. And mostly--I've been working with city kids for years now, and they seem exactly the same as burb kids. Only with less stuff and less chances. Exactly as smart. Exactly as driven. Exactly as amazing. It's not a sacrifice, it's just life. Life with museums. If this city's metro didn't catch on fire, it would almost be idyllic. [/quote]

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