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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My old boss who made 10 million a year sent kids to public school, and in state college. He also is giving them no inheritance or helping them financially Post college.

Does not want spoiled kids. Good for him. He is worth like 100 million and is giving it all away to people who need it. [/quote]

Plenty of spoiled kids go to public school.

Sending your kid to a top private school will not necessarily spoil them. [/quote]

I don't mind "spoiling" my kid with private school.  There's a lot worse things to spoil you kid with.[/quote]

Wealthy private school parent here. Yep, I admit I spoiled my children with a top notch education. I’m not spoiling them with designer clothes, the newest tech devices or fancy cars. I like to think that I have my priorities straight![/quote]

And this is exactly why I send my kid to private school...so they are surrounded by families like yours who prioritize education over material things like cars, clothes, homes, and vacations.[/quote]

Private school families - prioritizing education

Public school families - Prioritizing ????

Prioritizing education has nothing to do with private or public. People opt of different options due to various reasons.[/quote]
eh. most private school parents send their kids to private schools because they can, not because the "prioritize" education.   Do these rich people think all these public school Asian American parents don't prioritize their kids' education?  If they thought private school was the best, they'd scrimp and save to send their kids to private school.[/quote]

Plenty of Asian Americans do just that.[/quote]
? define "plenty"? Oh, you mean the handful of token Asians you see in private schools?

please.

-signed an Asian American[/quote]

Or you mean the half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white?[/quote]
Do you understand that "not white" doesn't mean only Asian?

Please post which school/grade, and % of Asian students in the grade that shows "half your daughter's private school class is Asian". Thanks.[/quote]

Thanks, I’m well aware. I’m part-Asian myself. [/quote]
I don't know that you actually do, since you stated "half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white" in a discussion about Asian students in private school.

So, again, please post the private school and % of Asians to show that "half the class is Asian". Thanks.
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I didn’t say half the class is Asian. I said half the class isn’t white. [/quote]

And I’m not risking outing myself by naming my kid’s school, but if you look at the websites of most of the private schools in this area, they’re about 40% students of color. They don’t usually break it down further than that.

Sidwell: 57%
Norwood: 40%
Holton: 40%
GDS: 40%
Landon: 41%[/quote]
ok, but this particular discussion was about Asians in private school.

Someone stated that only private school parents prioritize education.

I stated that Asian parents also prioritize education, probably more than any other group, and that most Asian parents with means still send their kids to public school.

Then you or someone stated that "plenty of Asian parents" send their kids to private.

So I asked, "define plenty".

To which you responded: "half the kids in your kid's class is non white".    That doesn't answer the question.  You get an F there.

Then I asked you to post the % of Asian students in the class, to which you responded, "I didn't say Asian".   So, again, you didn't understand the question.  Another F.

So, once again, Asian parents, who prioritize education more so than any other group, largely send their kids to public school.

Hopefully, that was clear.[/quote]

Yeah, no.

Given that 90% of kids go to public school, the majority of any demographic group sends their kids to public school. That doesn’t mean anything except that most people can’t afford private school. [/quote]
? a PP stated that private school parents are the only ones prioritizing education.

I stated Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public.

That means that Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public school.[/quote]

Or maybe you could stop stereotyping "Asian parents"? [/quote]

I think this has more to do with the fact that Asian parents are reluctant to spend money in fee wrap and so will take what is free over paying for it. Many white parents and other races (we are African American) don’t mind making the investment in private school if we can afford it. Luckily we are in a position where we can. [/quote]

You are gross and racist and narrow minded. The Asian parents we know, and I'm talking Asian parents who are immigrants from Asia, are used to huge schools with lots of competition and still rising to the top so they don't worry about that aspect. I also know several Asian or Asian-American families that turned down top private schools for top publics because the privates tend to be small and insular and not value their type of diversity. I know several Black families who also left or never enrolled privates because they didn't like the lack of diversity. What is wrong with you?[/quote]

Umm, why so defensive?  I am just staying the obvious.  I live in a 'W' school zone and it is abundantly clear that the Asian families have moved into this neighborhood exclusively for the schools.  (I am in Stonebridge for reference, btw).  They are absolutely NOT going to pay for private school.  Where we live, there are clearly generations of Asian families living in one house in order to afford to live here (i.e., multiple incomes; eliminating daycare costs because grandparents live in the basement so parents save on 5 years of daycare expenses).  That said, the Asian population at Stone Mill has EXPLODED in the last 5-10 years, such that it is now 47.7% Asian (2022 stats).  It is now very overcrowded and is heavily worksheet dependent and very factory-like.  This not what a lot of wealthy parents are looking for, especially those of us who understand what "whole child" academic environments like private schools are able to offer.  [/quote]
dp.. you are a racist. You assume that the school is now "factory" like because the Asian American population there has "exploded".  You think Asian parents have that much sway with MCPS such that they could make the school "factory" like with all the worksheets? You think a 40% white school doesn't have worksheets?

It's good you left that school.  Clearly, you're a racist, and we don't want racists in MCPS.   I bet if your private school became 40% Asian you'd leave that school, too, claiming it's become "factory" like.[/quote]

Of all things, I am NOT a racist.  I am a factist.  Look up the definition.  I live here and am telling you what I see and experience.  [/quote]
Fact: [b]Stone Mill is 40% Asian[/b] - [b]I said this.[/b]

Racist: it's become a factory of worksheets [b]because[/b] it's now 40% asian. [b]I did not say this.[/b]

I'll repeat:

You think Asian parents have that much sway with MCPS such that they could make the school "factory" like with all the worksheets? You think a 40% white school doesn't have worksheets?   I bet if your private school became 40% Asian you'd leave that school, too, claiming it's become "factory" like.

There was a  thread recently about how wealthy white people leave schools when they become too Asian because their white kids can't compete with the Asian kids academically. IMO, that's you.[/quote]

Reading comprehension is your friend.  I made two separate statements and your tiny brain interpreted what I said to mean that Asian parents carried enough weight to make the school factory-like.  First, I have worked very closely with MCPS.  They don't give any flying effs about what Asian parents think. My point is that Asian parents tend to like the worksheets because there is no gray - it is just black in white. There is a score given - if the score is high enough, they are happy. So you have a heavily worksheet driven school combined with overzealoused parenting by tiger parents.  It is a perfect match and increases the Asian population at that school. Nothing I am saying is untrue.

I am also familiar with the thread you are referring to - and the consensus after pages and pages of discussion and then finally you complaining to Jeff and the thread being locked was, that parents aren't moving their kids out of predominantly Asian schools because of a competition issue, but because the atmosphere and culture just wasn't one they wanted for their kids.  Trust me, Asian parents will always be outspent, out-connected and out-networked by wealthy white parents no matter how high your kids score on exams, so it's not an issue of Asians edging out white families for college placement and employment.  YOU rely on scores and grades - everyone else relies on a more rounded approach that considers everything - grades, scores, personality, extracurricular activities, leadership abilities, likability and who you know.

The End.  [/quote]

This is so racist by stereotyping Asians to be only focused on scores. Asian kids are more well-rounded than ever. Just look at stone mill elementary school where many Asian kids are so talented in swimming, ice hockey, musical instruments, etc. [b]Stonebridge swim team is in the division A and the best kids there are Asians.[/b] [/quote]

Well, Stonebridge was my example of a once predominantly white neighborhood that is now heavily Asian, correct?  So is your point that high academically achieving Asians who typically don't prioritize sports are beating each other in swimming?  Think about what you have said - does that really make sense to you?  I'm sure they win at their Stonebridge basketball games too.  They must be really good.  :roll: [/quote]

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