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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm wondering why it matters to you what the racial composition is of his classes?  Isn't this a great opportunity to teach him that race doesn't matter?  That he's a smart kid and he should learn to work well with the other smart kids in his class?[/quote]

It matters because race does not determine your intelligence. So if there are 50% minority in the schools there should be 50% minorities in AP classes. Otherwise there is another reason why kids are not in AP classes.

It not just a minority issue -this happens to boys, kids with LDs, and minorities.

It does matter to me that my kids are not given the impression in their school experience that blacks and Hispanics are poor, not as smart and trouble.

This is a big problem in diverse MoCo schools. So I understand why the poster above who is Caucasian and in private believes her diverse experience is more balanced.[/quote]

Listen affirmative action in college and the workplace is already BS as it is. If you want more AA in honors classes, go complain to their parents. THAT is the problem.  Schools shouldn't spend more money one race to get politically correct numbers in all classes. They already do that in normal classes and it sucks. There are more Asians and Caucasians in honors classes because their families make it a priority. The AA kids that get into honors classes do it because they work hard and deserve it. Let's not turn honors courses into a liberal PC mess. It isn't fair to any person of any race that is supposed to actually be there. The brightest kids get in.  [/quote]

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