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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is perfectly understandable why many black families think Banneker is a great opportunity for their kids, and choose it.  I think it is perfectly understandable why most white families do not.  I do not think either should be shamed for their perfectly reasonable, non-racist, choices.

What am I missing here? [/quote]

Why is it perfectly understandable that NO white families consider Banneker even a possibility?  I don't find it understandable myself, nor to I find it "non-racist." I find it, frankly, racist. [/quote]

And to expand on this:  It's very different from an HBCU, which have an actual historical mission to educate black students only.  There, I can understand why white families would consider HBCUs automatic no-gos.  Banneker is a selective high school with a good college prep record with almost 100% proficiency rates (which many white families claim to want more of in DC public schools) yet ... no white families. [/quote]

A. It is not clear that any given white student is more likely to end up proficient or at a good college from Banneker than from Wilson. 
B. Being selective is not a criterion by itself for most families.  The appeal of TJHSST, for example is not that it is selective, but that it provides an environment that many (not all) families consider better than NoVa neighborhood schools, and that it provides academic offerings not available elsewhere. It is not clear that that holds for Banneker vs Wilson, at last for white families for whom the different attitudes toward academics among black students are likely not important. [/quote]

So now you're claiming that it's just a neutral choice between Wilson and Banneker? [/quote]

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