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FLUIDJ
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44615 posts 		Wed Jan-17-18 09:13 AM

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"Diversity: how should it be measured?"


  

          

In particular, when talking about public schools.
When can a school system honestly say it has a diverse student body? What would the makeup need to be?
I live in super white Arlington County VA... And the school system STAY perpetuating a lie that its school is made up of a diverse population. It was recently named the top school system in the entire state of Virginia...and diversity was one of the metrics it was measured on.
I call bullshit just based on the strength that it thinks a large hispanic population = diversity...


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Diversity: how should it be measured? [View all] , FLUIDJ, Wed Jan-17-18 09:13 AM
 
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anything that isn't white is considered diverse
Jan 17th 2018
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So, if there are 8,000 white kids , 2,000 latino kids, & 1,000 other....
Jan 17th 2018
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based on population in the US? I think that qualifies as diversity bruh
Jan 17th 2018
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      Yeah, that's where my beef lies I guess.. Maybe the definition should be...
Jan 17th 2018
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to your edit: yep, i've heard the same. Up here tends to be with the pri...
Jan 17th 2018
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what if it's a black city? it's rare for (some) schools here to even h...
Jan 17th 2018
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Yup. Same issue. Those schools shouldn't be advertising themselves
Jan 17th 2018
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      good question...i don't think they 'advertise' as diverse
Jan 17th 2018
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Naw, my highschool is just about all black and it ranks very low
Jan 17th 2018
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what numbers would be diversity to you?
Jan 17th 2018
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Yeah, I was going to say, Arlington seems pretty diverse to me.
Jan 17th 2018
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that's my hangup. I see a LOT of white & hispanic when we look around
Jan 17th 2018
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latinos will be erywhere....so im pretty sure they are becoming the
Jan 17th 2018
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I'm thinking the classification of "Diverse" should be a reward for exce...
Jan 17th 2018
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      I think Arlington definitely exceeds the nation in diversity.
Jan 17th 2018
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      some try to use "diversity" to suggest "equality"
Jan 17th 2018
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IDK I feel like any school in a good zone isn't about diversity
Jan 17th 2018
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Philly diversity == white & black people together.
Jan 17th 2018
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