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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are a high-SES family with an AA DS in an area elementary. I'm surprised (maybe naively) that families actually count the number of AA's in classrooms to determine it's potential success?

Is my child getting labelled every time one of these parents looks around his classroom? "Oh, there's another black boy in the class..."

Is there an assumption that all black kids are not as smart OR is it just wanting more white kids in class so that your child is not the only one.

Just very curious.

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I would not try to draw meaningful conclusions from postings on this board.  Undoubtedly, potential success is linked with SES, which by and large tracks race in DC.  Of course there are many AA students from high-SES who attend a DCPS and help to contribute to continuing academic success.  While i can't speak for others, this is not strictly speaking a racial issue from my own perspective as i welcome efforts to promote diversity to the extent possible at our IB school (Brent).  I certainly can empathize with parents reluctant to send their child to what is perceived as an unwelcoming or underperforming school in their neighborhood as we found ourselves in this same posture not that long ago.   At the same time, I am all-too-familiar with tensions that can result from the effects of gentrification once a critical mass of children of high-SES tips the balance (as happened several years ago at Brent), thereby foreclosing perceived opportunities for greater numbers of OOB students.  Virtually everyone wants a classroom with highly-effective teachers and students who show up every day prepared to learn, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity or national origin.[/quote]

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