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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Money, in a word. I guess we can get into a debate about whether upper and upper-middle class students tend to be better prepared for school, but for the sake of argument let's just assume that that point is settled. [b]So the question is how do we, as a city, use these upper and upper-middle class students to our advantage in improving educational opportunities for everyone.[/b] I think the answer is innovating schools that will entice these students to spread out (and maybe even entice some of the families using private schools to come back to public schools). The answer is NOT carving out space for 10 or 20 or even 100 OOB students to attend the one coveted middle school. Where does that leave the rest of the OOB population? [/quote]

I understand what you are saying, and agree with it, for the most part.  But the bolded sentence makes me cringe (even though I generally agree with it).  My kid is not a tool to be used for social change.  She's a 7 yo who deserves the best public education possible (as do all 7 yos, and all kids).  And I'm fortunate to be able to provide her (within reason) with those opportunities.  I wish all kids had the same opportunities, but I'm not willing to sacrifice her on the alter of social engineering so DCPS can "improve."  Call me selfish, but that's how I view my responsibility as a parent.  I'm not talking about being in a lily-white, rich school - she goes to a charter now, and the diversity there, both racial and SES, whould make many JKLMM parents run for the hills.  But the minute I feel like she's being disadvantaged to further some political agenda is the minute I start screaming bloody murder, and either move to the 'burbs &lt;shudder&gt; or start applying to privates.  [/quote]

+1000,000 Totally agree. It is not my kid's job to fix other kids. That would be the schools' and parents' jobs![/quote]

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