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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmm, What do CMI and SWS have in common that may make both schools somewhat less attractive to some AA families? [/quote]

Perhaps educational approaches that are perceived as being fluffier than what some AAs families may want, and/or reputations that have grown due to word-of-mouth among mostly white DC residents?  I don't know if either explanation is accurate, though.[/quote]

I find it totally bizarre that people seem to be assuming that all Black families want some kind of bootcamp atmosphere for their 3 year olds. I know tons of arty hippie black folks! You do know that being black and ambitious for your kid does not equal compulsory enrollment in KIPP, right? [/quote]

I find that "they all want KIPP" excuse to be [b]veiled racism[/b].
 It is also a myth people create so that they don't have to ask what their own school
could be doing to improve themselves.[/quote]

Where exactly is the veil?  Seems pretty overt to me.[/quote]

Your right I shouldnt have said "veiled".  I should have said a "racist way to try to say 'we are not racist'."[/quote]

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