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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was moved to tears when Raven Q was accepted at college. She seems to be so mature and good-natured. She has a beautiful spirit. If only college acceptance was as easy as showing up with a transcript and filling out an application. But KUDOS to Kwame Brown for pulling that college trip together.

The other Raven? She also seems so good-natured and has a smile that lit up my room. The middle class mother in me couldn't believe her mother wouldn't wait until she graduated before moving to Texas. After all, she'd gone from New Orleans to North Carolina to DC. Like really? What are you looking for? Let the child graduate then continue your search. Alas, they're operating from a different worldview.

Speaking of, the "parents" the truancy officers visited? Like really? "S/he just does what s/he wants...I dunno where s/he is...not my problem..." UGH! They angered me more than anybody in the entire 2 hour documentary.

The 18 year old who's been living on his own taking care of his siblings since his mother's death? :( The principal made a point I didn't think of: how the holidays are the worst part of the year for some students. Can you imagine being that 18 year old and his brothers with no parents to buy you gifts or prepare a holiday meal? Just one long day after another with nothing to do but play video games.

It pisses me off to see perfectly good kids who only needed to be born to a different set of people...That's all they needed in order to have a better chance at life.

The principal was awesome. The kids obviously loved her and vice versa. Blackboard Wars makes DC Met look like a high-performing school in the burbs.

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Perspective is everything.  Here we are stressing about the school lottery, and it could not be more obvious that if you were born in the U.S., in the 21st century, to two middle-class parents who are together and love you - you have already won the biggest lottery of all.[/quote]

^^ I just wanted to say thank you for writing that. So many of us have no clue.[/quote]

[b]Ditto, Ditto, Ditto !!!!![/quote]

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