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[quote=Anonymous]My son went to school for K that have very very few white or AA kids. He was one of 2 white kids in his class, and I'm pretty sure each class had 2 white kids, 2 AA kids, and the rest Hispanic or Asian (not quite sure on the percentage of each). Language was an issue, much more than I expected. I chaperoned a field trip in October and was shocked at the number of kids who seemed to speak no English whatsoever. The teacher was a tense, anxious person, fluent in Spanish, and on the field trip spent a lot of time reverting to Spanish in exasperation (which may have helped some but still left a number of kids with absolutely no understanding). I do think at times my son felt like the odd man out. He had trouble making friends (which was very different from his daycare/preschool experience) and he told me once the other kids only spoke in Spanish so he couldn't play with them. We are in a more diverse school now and having a much better experience. [/quote]
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