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[quote=Anonymous]Some of the most racist people I've met come from disadvantaged backgrounds. I don't think that simply placing children in a diverse environment ensures against racist/classist attitudes. Rather, you want your children to be engaged in conversations with parents, teachers, and others who hold moral authority to discuss racism directly.

Just because you send your kid to a diverse school doesn't mean that your kid is going to be at a social advantage later in life. I would make sure that you, as a parent, discuss race (and class) and that the school you choose makes a concerted effort to educate the community (students, teachers, staff, faculty, and parents) about racism and classism. If you go to a school where parents aren't concerned about these issues, then you are not really helping your children thrive in an integrated environment.

FWIW, I send my children to GDS, and I think that the school does a remarkable job of discussing racial, cultural, and religious diversity and integrating it into the curriculum. The entire community--including the parents--are educated about these issues through formal and informal means sponsored by the school. I do think that GDS could do a better job w/re to economic diversity (right now, most of the "economically disadvantaged" children are probably children of the teachers), but in terms of racial, cultural, and religious diversity, it does an excellent job.
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