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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even so, white guilt and liberal prerogatives have a way of fueling naive optimism about school quality in DC's gentrifying neighborhoods.  Kids often pay by jumping around between schools.  I know well-meaning DCPS families who've gone with as many as four different public schools between PreS3 and 5th grade. Better to listen to those nagging doubts upfront.  Hint: make an elementary school plan promoting stability.

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Conversely, conservative hubris and racism have a way of fueling alarmist pessimism about school quality in DC’s neighborhood schools.  Kids often pay by being sheltered in unnecessarily homogenized schools.  I know well-meaning DCPS families who have helicoptered their kids and deprived them of great opportunities.  Better to listen to the voice of reason up front. Hint: do more research and find out what’s really going on at the schools, then don’t listen to neighbors who just assume.[/quote]

This is because people are insecure about the future. There is economic insecurity with the disappearing middle class. It is this overwhelming fear that caused people to vote for Trump. Many of my white liberal friends avoid low performing schools because deep down they worry that poor is communicable. It’s really not a Republican or Democratic thing. It’s a white thing.[/quote]

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