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I wondered what kind of area your DC's school is in that has lead to you seeing what you've seen. I totally agree with not pushing friendships for the sake of diversity. I wouldn't want someone to be (or not be) my daughter's friend because she has brown skin or green eyes or dimples. I would want them to be friends with her because she's kind, empathetic, funny, creative and awesome (IMO)  :wink: . In our house, completing high school, under grad AND grad school is a given and DD has know from an early age what's expected.  DD understands that she's privileged and from what I can see, the ONLY thing that makes her different from her friends is her skin color- not her work ethic, speech patterns, behavior, drive to excel, etc.

When I volunteered in a school a few years ago I saw many of the things you mentioned in your post and it was disheartening- but the divisions existed more strongly along class lines than racial lines in that school.
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PP, I am not the OP you are addressing, but my child is also one of the only white kids in his class and I have to agree with PP's observations for the most part.  And yours.   We are not in a high SES neighborhood or school.   We are about the same SES as many of the AA families who send kids to our son's school.   I'd say his school is about 60% FARMS, and the rest middle class -- college educated families, many of whom have a stay at home or part time employed parent.

There is a real lack of after school activities in our school; what there is seems to focus on social activities or sports.   When we talk with our friends in Potomac, I hear about all the after school academic clubs they have -- chess and Science Bowl and Destination Imagination and things like that.   There just isn't that kind of emphasis at schools around here.   It seems enough that the kids are staying out of trouble.

That said, my son hasn't had any social problems being one of the only white kids in his class, as far as I am aware.   He seems popular enough, anyhow; although we never did a lot of playdates or getting together with kids from school.[/quote]

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