So my son will be attending kindergarten next year. I opted out of my local public school and got a grant for a private school instead. (Grant $$ based on his exceptional entrance test scores, proud momma)
Our Public school = diverse but low test scores and high rate of student "incidents"
Private = not diverse but high test scores and 8:1 student/teacher ratio
And here I am worrying that he will be missing something by going to the private school. He'll stand out. He might have issues being dark skinned. What the hell am I thinking!? But then maybe he would stand out at the public school too because he so darn smart! (proud momma)
My co-worker assured me that she does not believe her sons missed anything by growing up with mostly white friends. She says her eldest "swings both ways" and feels more comfortable "with the other side". Meaning people like me. Meaning whites. She insists she is fine with this and that her sons get what they need from family. Her sons are in their 30's today. I appreciate my co-worker's frankness.
My ex-boyfriend said as a mixed-race youth, he didn't even know he was black until he was a senior in high school. And once he realized he felt compelled to attend a historically black college to "find his roots". When I knew him I always thought he was uncomfortable with his mixed-race, he seemed to be less sure of himself around black people.
What do you think?
