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You've hit the nail on the head and the reason we have one in private and her little brother will soon be joining her. My oldest was in a 'W' school with great grades and easily scored in the upper 90s on standardized tests but we wanted a different experience for her and didn't like what we were seeing.  I went to a school similar to the one you described while growing up in Los Angeles - an amazing and happy experience and wanted this same experience for my kids.   When I attended my high school.  it was approximately 60% white and about evenly split Asian and Latino and maybe around 5% African-American.  It is now over 75% Asian and the culture has completely changed according to my nephews and nieces who have attended.  Before it was full of really smart and creative kids but interestingly, not high pressure and cut throat/competitive.  Now,[b] it is extremely academically competitive, the cultural arts is no longer highlighted, the sports team is abysmal and the kids are solely focused on GPAs and standardized test scores.[/b] [/quote]
This is BS. I grew up in LA, and still have family/friends there.

Schools with a lot of Asian American students absolutely care about cultural arts. They are very into music and art, and many are into sports, just not the kind of sports you like for white kids.

[b]IMO, you are like many of the white families who leave schools with a high Asian American population because you cannot handle the academic competition from these Asian American kids. You just use the excuse of "they are like robots" to leave the school.
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It is true that when the percentage of Asian American students starts to increase, the academic benchmark goes way up, and some people cannot handle it. That's fine. If you don't like the pressure cooker environment for your kids, then certainly you shouldn't have your kids go to that school.  I feel the same, so we don't live in a cluster where there is a lot of academic pressure.  But your attitude is either racist or defensive.

Be honest with yourself.[/quote]

As I have stated exhaustively, white parents aren't leaving because of the "competition."  These are well-heeled kids with plenty of money and connections to do well in life.  They JUST DON'T LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE ANYMORE. How much clearer do I have to be than that?  You are so stubborn, you can't fathom that other kids don't want to be around your kids because of their personalities but it is true. Be honest - would you want to WORK in an environment like this?  Of course not and kids don't want to attend schools where the kids have a one track mind and very little versatility or interest in anything that is not academic.  It really isn't rocket science.  Really.  But if what you want is a school full of people like your kids, you all are doing a great job of creating that environment. Wootton for one, is well on its way.  I have two friends who recently picked homes in the Quince Orchard cluster rather than Wootton because Q.O. offered a more well-rounded high school experience and these are kids who were in other MCPS magnet programs.  See, everyone really does not see things the way you do.  And that is okay.[/quote]

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