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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a lot of cases FARMS are minorities but that is not always the case.  Often times a community with trailer parks will have a lot of white FARM students.  If you go to rural communities the FARM students will often be white their as well.  Perhaps, not what you see in MOCO but you do see it in other counties in MD.

I agree with some of the bullets but not all.  At the end of the day, I do not care if the kids are poor, but I do care if the school environment is dangerous.  If there isn't an expectation that the majority of the students will go to college or when the kids do not have realistic hopes and dreams for the future.

I would happily have my child associate with poorer families who believe in the American dream and are striving to achieve it.  I also would like my kid to avoid hanging out with kids or families who are about nothing.

I think a big difference in FARMS families; there are the hard working poor kids vs. the 30 year grandmother who 15 year old just had a child.  Unfornately, the first group of kids get lumped in with the second.

Also the bullet about school policy is true.  I must admit I hate when schools have separate awards for black or hispanic achievement but I guess I'm in the minority on this point.  While I applaud the administrators for trying to give the child encouragement and a sense of accomplishment, in the end, I think it sends the message that you are not capable of competing equally with your counterparts so we must set the bar lower.

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Agree![/quote]

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