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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My rising 4th grader goes to a diverse ES in MoCo and there is definitely segregation within the class.  At this point, I am not sure though that my kid has really clued in: all of the minority kids are in the lower reading and math groups and all of the white kids are in the higher ones. All of the minority kids buy lunch daily and the white kids do not. The white kids have playdates and sleepovers with one another, minority kids are usually not asked to be included. The list goes on. That is not to say there aren't friendships between the kids but that they are not very deep.

My kindergartner was the only white boy in his class this year and I have concerns about how this will play out in the future socially. None of the other boys ever invited him over, they don't have birthday parties, etc. This is not the end of the world but to me, these are normal kid things and I hate that he is missing out.

I think that in the long run the exposure to a diverse set of cultures and backgrounds is good but in the short run I worry.[/quote]

So, there is self-segregation going on.  I don't know what you do about that other than the burden ends up on you to reach out and do the inviting all the time.  I have found it works better with boys because they want to play in groups more than girls do.   [/quote]

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