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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The question in my mind is who is really here FA?  Who is the wealth being redistributed to.  I think that if it’s a moral question of whether you believe that a schools student body should be made up if (1) the very best academic students regardless family income, (2) the very best athletes regardless of income, (3) a mix of students from different economic backgrounds.  I have a problem with 3.  I support 1 and 2.

FA isn’t really being used for those purposes however and plays a different role.  It’s bragging rights here in DC about amount of aid, #of families on aid, diversity of student population. So there isn’t really an incentive to insure that FA is being appropriately awarded only for purposed (1) and (2).  [/quote]

Ok, so you think FA should only be distributed only to athletes and the highest achieving academic students? What about other talents (e.g. arts, culinary). Kids have diverse talents and contributions. Completely disagree with your notion that academic and athletic meritocracy should be the only considerations. This is bizarre. There is something we can all learn from varying socioeconomic scenarios and the exposure it brings from each spectrum. I like that FA is need based and some people have an opportunity to make possible the impossible due to FA and in some cases, now have an opportunity to be pushed to be the best artist, athlete, researcher, writer, speaker, doctor, chef, etc. whatever they aspire to be. [/quote]

But my kid isn’t at a HS for the arts.  Maybe you could rethink (1) for an arts HS or some such.  My kid is at a HS for academics.   That’s why (1) isn’t for their cooking skills.

Sports plays a role beyond the specific kid.   Alumnae give $$ when then basketball or football team does well.  It builds community when kids show up and cheer and take pride in their institution.

I hate the building a diverse socioeconomic class.  I think it breeds resentment, see this thread.  I think humans are really bad at it.  They make mistakes.  They are biased in their selections.  It’s much harder to get the socioeconomic diversity right than straight academics of the child.  I’ve lost this battle in DC and know I’m in the minority. But clearly lots of folks are unhappy with the status quo.  [/quote]

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