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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people have a right to be afraid their child isn't maybe getting a great education , or least a comparable education to the kids on the other side of the county. Doesn't mean they don't like diversity, just means they are prioritizing their own child. I'm not clear on how a class with majority impovrished English learners keeps the same pace as schools that are almost 100% rich, native English speakers. 
I would love to hear how that works.
There might very well be a negligible difference.[/quote]

Pretty sure it means they are 1) prioritizing their own child, and 2) they are uncomfortable with the diversity.[/quote]

I really don't think this is what is happening, at least with regard to your comment about diversity. I think what you're seeing is that parents get burned out. Maybe they no longer have the time or energy to participate at the same level, and they know that if they move, there are more than enough parent resources at most other schools to make up for their not being as involved. At least, that's what I've seen and heard from acquaintances who have moved out of two of the highest poverty school attendance zones (in one case the child is a racial/ethnic minority, so the only type of diversity they were seeking is economic diversity). In fact, I know at least one family that moved within south Arlington to a different school in south Arlington for this reason. It's a lot easier to accomplish the same task when you have four horses pulling a cart rather than just one. I don't mind being a horse right now, because I have the time and the desire to do it. But not everyone does. [/quote]

The parents become exhausted how? Tired of being the only volunteers? Always having to chaperone? Just not finding a group of parents that they relate to?I assume you are talking about Carlin Springs and Randolph.[/quote]

The examples I was using were from Randolph (though this was many years ago) and Barcroft more recently. I don't think Carlin Springs even has a PTA. But yes, tired of being among a handful of volunteers, [quote]the only ones attending school community events, nobody coming to their kid's birthday parties when invited, etc. [/quote]
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My kids were at Campbell until this year and this is simply just not true.  Our school events were wonderfully attended and my kids always had friends from school at their birthday parties.

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