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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i live in PG but if I could afford to I wouldn't. I read over the other threads and many say to the same effect that was the only way to get a middle class life style in the area. My husband and I are content but my 12 year old son is having problems. Maybe he is a knuckle head but there are just so many other knuckle head kids in the malls & schools he is under the impression it isn't as serious of a deal as it is. He actually dumbs down his speech when away from the home. We lament not being able to afford a better area or private schools. The are some area with nicer houses for sure but much of the county has a few too many knuckle headed kids IMHO.[/quote]

Not to be mean, but ur child is a reflection of what is taught and enforced at home. I grew up in Landover, went to public schools my whole life and graduated from Duval. I never had any "pressure' to be a "knuckle head" and my parents would have never allowed it anyway. and never thought about "dumbing" down my speech....never had to.  I had tons of friends and none of us fit that stereotype or got mixed into a "bad crowd" I never understand that saying anyways. You are what you are taught and what u see[/quote]

BS I have had PG administrators tell me the same thing as the mother of a 12 year old. Many of the Black kids in particular will not only throw off their speech but will go so far as to not turn in their homework. They'll do the homework under their parents watchful eyes then not turn it in. They'll also throw exams lest anyone think they're a nerd. It's a serious issue not easily explained by the level of parental involvement .

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Sorry Not buying it. Iam a black male grew up in Landover went to PG county schools my whole life, never saw this issue at all! Kids doing the homework but not turning it in? Thats almost laughable, what would be the reason? We were middle class kids, working class kids etc.

There definitely "knuckle heads" in my middle school who had no intention of doing any serious work but there was never pressure not "talk" a certain way or to not turn in your homework. No kid wants to be labeled a "nerd" but no one wanted to be labeled "stupid" either[/quote]

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