Abstract
I have enjoyed having my son and daughter in the inner-city elementary schools, and they were quite successful, but I chose different options for middle/high schools. I know there are stereotypes about all schools, but what I don't seem to be able to answer is “What are my options?” These are my perceptions. On one hand, if I say, okay, we'll stay in the inner city, then we have the issue of “acting White” when a student (my son/daughter) is a minority and does well academically because of stereotypes about minority students, especially African American students. On the other hand, we have the issue of isolation when a minority student is in a predominantly White gifted program…. I apologize for this lengthy e-mail, but I just feel so lost…
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