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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I don't think it has to be hopelessly naïve[/b].  Sitting next to Connor and Elise might not counteract the issue, but it does educate Connor and Elise on the diversity of life.  I grew up in a poor black community (I am white) and don't think there has to be naiveté in the decision.   [/quote]

Likely because you haven't experienced it.

Disruptive kids  or kids who lag behind are not going to be popular or befriended by Connor and Elise. They will learn to look at them with pity ("Be nice to them! They have less than you!" says their parent in a belief that is helpful) or annoyance (Larlo! Stop distracting your friends! says the teacher every few minutes)

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I have no idea what you are trying to say here.  
I have experienced it (I'm the poster who doesn't believe it has to be naïve). [b] I come from a poor black community with horrible schools.  The schools in Del Ray are amazing compared to the schools I went to[/b].  Now, after getting a great ACT scores, going to great colleges, I am UMC living in Del Ray and have started sending my child to the local public school.

What I learned is that it doesn't matter where you come from, given support you can succeed.  I learned that you shouldn't pity those kids from bad families or treat them differently than any other kid.  I learned to have a little compassion for the children who are not getting the support they need.  I don't think my daughter is going to BFFs with the kid from a different background necessarily - she will learn that people are all different though.  [/quote]

That may very well be the case but it's not a valid comparison.  In this area, the schools in Del Ray are horrible compared to the school a few miles away in Arlington Co.

And what happens in the schools is by 2nd grade the kids are self segregating.  They want to  hang out with kids like themselves and I think that is pretty normal.   They do learn that kids are different and they don't need their parents to tell them that a mom who shows up and curses at her kids or tells them they are going to get  hit is way different then the mom who shows up and gives their kid a stern look and says they will talk about the issue later.  
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