You know, I remember noticing that MVRCS has the whitest track team I've ever seen.

And the point is what?

Don't worry your pretty head about it. Michael understands me fine.

Aww, you must have seen a picture of me.

Diana- Do you play ruzzle?

I could see a lot of reasons why diversity would be a positive influence in a school environment.

Chris- how many people come to Malden because of it's public school system? I'd put the number at zero. I could make a better argument that gentrification is better for a school system than diversification. Not that I think this is the way it should work, it just happens to be the way it does work.

Gentrification = higher property taxes = more money for the schools (theoretically). Does not necessarily mean better schools, and can price people out of their homes.

I'm not saying it's the most important factor (not really my place to say), but I'd say it's a little more nuanced than Victor's "More PC BS".

Brain fall down go boom?

I like the idea of diversity, it just doesn't seem to be work in reality?
And yes, my brain often hurts reading the Patch

Omg... My post is f'ed up again! Get your red pen out Diana.

How is it not working?

The schools stink, crimes up, property values are down, cost of services are way up, 25 people living in the house next to me, two abondoned cars in the driveway, graffiti on a brand new car parked on the street(for over a year), beautiful houses on the street falling down, trash everywhere and my neighbors almost killed in a fire this weekend because some people refuse to take their responsibility as home owner seriously!
On the bright side my neighborhood has become very diverse since I moved in.

My property value went up. *shrug*

AND I live in a neighborhood where *gasp* non-white people live!

Oh, I forgot, my house broken into, my neighbors home invasion and both of my vehicles broken into this winter alone.

Go Malden!!!!!!!

That sucks that your house and cars got broken into, but have you ever wondered why, and why twice?

Andrew, I asked you "how is diversity not working for the schools?" You wrote a lot of things but to my question all I got was "the schools suck." I disagree. My daughter came out of MHS with a full ride to U-Mass. My son is still in the high school. He gets lots of opportunities to explore his curiosity and participate in extracurricular activities. Last time I checked well more than half of MHS students go on to secondary education. Looks good to me.

Wow Mike, your house has increased in value in the last five years? Do you happen to sh$t rainbows too?

And Andrew, before you start the battle cry of "RARR HE'S BLAMING THE VICTIM", I'm not; I'm just asking you to consider why your house and car were broken into, especially twice.

All too many times people seem to think that they can leave their cars unlocked with all sorts of valuables in it, as well as their house's doors unlocked at all points of entry, but then when they get robbed, they scratch their heads and just blame the environment they're in.

Lots of house values have gone down. It's the economy.

Andrew, my property value has gone up by about $20,000 in the past 3 years. 5-year stats are still within the 2008-2009 housing bubble, so that's not really a good measure. Don't confuse this with assessed value, which is completely different. If everyone's assessed values went up, we'd all be having a heart attack thanks to higher taxes.

You know Mike, I think your actually right? I need to stop worrying about all these little details in life. Thanks man.... You're the best!

It's nice to see that you're willing to intelligently discuss things, good luck in life Andrew.

Zeus' left beard, we are not on THAT again are we?

Pleeeeze dont wear green on Patty's Day either.

I came here from Chicago and so completely agree.

Did you know Malden is actually a synonym for suburb?

Grew up in Malden, went to Malden High, somehow failed to notice when "white" became a slur, let alone from a white person.

And don't fret, I'm totally judging you by the content of your character.

So you really feel there's no educational benefit to being exposed to racial diversity?

THASS RACIST against orange people. Poor orange people. They didn't even get counted.

I Agree !

Good ol' Mike Vic chiming in. "Keep the white neighborhoods white and the other neighborhoods away from mine."

It'd be lovely to live in a color-blind society, but the fact is that this is a town where just a couple of months ago a well-known (if not especially well-regarded) City Councilor wrote on the Patch facebook page that (paraphrased) it's just human nature to be a little racist. We have a ways to go, people.

To his credit, it must be difficult to see colors with spray tan in your eyes.

WOW.

>This nonsense is will bring to education in Malden what forced busing brought to Boston and every major city it was ever enacted.

To what "nonsense" are you referring? The co-mingling of races? You're suggesting an organically diverse high school is somehow comparable to forced busing, and say it will bring all the same problems that move did 40 years ago? I'm curious: like what?

>That wonderful idea created by the same type of clowns

Most people have a more nuanced view of racial desegregation, but okay.

>The only way to get to true equality is by being colorblind

Thanks, but I'm not sure you're my go-to guy for racial equality advice at this point.

Diana: Kinnon made those remarks on my personal page, not on Malden Patch's: "...Profiling is a natural thing that all people do and it helps keep them safe. If a plane gets hi-jacked everyone knows who you think of first. Human nature not racism."

Ah, that would explain why I couldn't find it on the Patch page (I intended to link to it). I'd assumed he just had an attack of sober rationality and deleted it.