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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“ I'm curious as to what kind of policies she'd recommend at the end of this.”

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I liked both episodes but the message did kind of make me wonder “so what are you saying SHOULD happen?”  In one she rails against parents that decided not to send their kids to a certain public school after lobbying for its location (yeah, I get that). In the other she is focusing on shaming parents that opted into that public school but are spending time and money trying to create a program They want there (that would be open to any kids from the school). [/quote]

Just to add though that the program — French immersion — was not the choice of the original community. They were never engaged in the decision. Had they had a voice they may have wanted Spanish or Arabic based on their population.

I’ll add that both the parents and perhaps most shockingly [b]the kids had a sense of white saviorism — the school was only good when they got there[/b].[/quote]

That's what stood out to me. Kids are being taught this. They are being taught at home that they are better and only what they want -in this case French Immersion- matters.[/quote]

When principals are practically begging white parents to send their children, how can the students not get that message?[/quote]

I didn't hear the principal begging for white students. She wanted students to keep the school open. Any students would do. And even if she did beg the parents to send the children she never said we need your white kids because this school isn't good enough without them. That 11 year old didn't get his attitude from one open house. That is learned behavior from being taught that he and other white families are bettering the school because they are better. [/quote]

The series literally opened with Chana Joffe Walt talking about school tours she was being given with other white parents where she "never felt her power as a consumer" so acutely.  
[b]They are definitely catering to white parents[/b].  [/quote]

Agree that this podcast is catering to white parents. [/quote]

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