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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He sounds like a sweet, academic boy. I think putting him in a place with FARMS and low expectations is the wrong thing, if only to see more diversity in the classrooms.

Putting him in a well funded and successful school with better college outcomes is more in tune with the sound of this kid. He will thrive and not face gangs or daily hassles, because [b]those better funded schools have really strict policies that stop bad behaviors.[/b] [/quote]

This is hilariously untrue. To the extent that MCPS is struggling to deal with student behaviors post-Covid, it is true of every school in the county and particularly every high school. Here's a tip - every school in MCPS is a "place with FARMS." Some schools have higher poverty than others, but I would honestly rather have my child at Einstein with a bunch of hard-working Ethiopian kids than at Whitman with kids who know there can never be a consequence for their actions due to their race/wealth. That's actually a much more dangerous environment for a Black boy because white kids are often not aware of how their own behavior is excused while exposing their Black friends to tremendous danger. [/quote]

I think you're confused. Whitman is not a private school that caters to rich people and their badly behaved kids. It kicks kids out who need kicking out. There is a zero tolerance policy that is enforced to do with hate behaviors and bullying. Both my kids at Whitman benefit from this hugely. As a parent I know this first hand.[/quote]

Are you a parent of a black child? [/quote]

I am a parent of more than one immigrant / foreign child with noticeable language and cultural differences.

Is that good enough for you?[/quote]

Not the same thing at Whitman and you know it. [/quote]

Why is it that immigrants cannot bear when black people talk about discrimination against us and the history of discrimination against us in this country. They treat as a threat to them somehow. I don't get it. [/quote]

It's a combination of factors.

1) Everyone is the hero of their own story. Many immigrants, even MC/UMC folks with highly educated parents well-placed in their home countries, have faced bureaucratic challenges and discrimination as part of their immigration story. But, without the generational trauma element, they feel others should just "get over" whatever barriers they have experienced.

2) Ignorance of US history.

3) Lack of an intersectional lens. [/quote]

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