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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm moving to the DC area from Chicago, and my black son has a 99th percentile ISEE score and straight-A's. He's very advanced in math and has already completed pre-calculus in 7th grade and is bilingual. I'm not trying to brag, but I want some recommendations for schools that are black-friendly but can also accommodate an advanced student.

Also, would public schools be fine? We are zoned for Jackson-Reed High School in our next home. Is that a good option for advanced black students? Our previous public school was a nightmare, because he was bullied by the other black kids for being too nerdy. [/quote]

He will qualify for all the privates people on this forum go nuts over and probably get financial aid too.

Here is my only guidance- polish his unicorn horn with great care.  If you can get him good at a traditional team sport he will go ivy.[/quote]

This and don't even consider public school.  A [b]child like him will be more socially refined in the private system[/b], Obama is a great example.[/quote]
Nope. [/quote]

Right.....throwing him in a gifted magnet public school surrounded by kids with hyper competitive parents and zero social skills he will somehow manage to learn them from his peers?

Throwing him into a private school surrounded by UC/UMC kids who have parents at the top of all their fields.  Those kids are steeped in social grace.  Maybe they are not as smart but they will know not to button the bottom button, among other things.[/quote]

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