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Wed Sep-29-10 07:07 AM
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| 30. The nation should be calling on Obama to reform schools by giving |
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every student in America the same advantages as the school he chose for his daughters.
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| -Obama promotes education practices Sidwell Friends wouldn't dream of adopting. |
Karmadillo |
Sep-28-10 10:29 PM |
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This blog post isn't unrealistic at all. More from the article: |
riderinthestorm |
Sep-28-10 10:37 PM |
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Operative point here is: |
elleng |
Sep-28-10 10:38 PM |
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Obama's kids are at Sidwell strictly because of Secret Service concerns |
scheming daemons |
Sep-28-10 10:41 PM |
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So, why is Sidwell equipped to deal with them and not other schools? |
EFerrari |
Sep-28-10 10:42 PM |
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Because of changes the school made to accomodate Chelsea Clinton in the '90s |
scheming daemons |
Sep-28-10 10:50 PM |
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So, how did those changes come about? |
EFerrari |
Sep-28-10 10:52 PM |
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Sidwell very badly wanted to win the "Chelsea sweepstakes" when Bill and Hillary moved to town |
scheming daemons |
Sep-28-10 10:57 PM |
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Sidwell Friends wasn't on the map when Theodore Roosevelt & Richard Nixon sent their |
Karmadillo |
Sep-28-10 11:21 PM |
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Thank you! I wish people would stop saying that "throwing money at the problem" |
CTyankee |
Sep-29-10 07:12 AM |
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That is a right wing figure of speech that has become very popular here of late. |
QC |
Sep-29-10 09:08 AM |
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because Sidwell is private property from which the press |
dsc |
Sep-28-10 10:57 PM |
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So, Obama's $30K+ a year is buying his girls' security as well as |
EFerrari |
Sep-28-10 11:01 PM |
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It's a novel concept, that's for sure |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-28-10 11:04 PM |
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Public schools are protected as well. You can't just take a camera onto school grounds without |
chimpymustgo |
Sep-29-10 06:48 AM |
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You mean the Secret Service hated Amy Carter? |
Karmadillo |
Sep-28-10 11:02 PM |
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Amy going to public school was President Carter's decision |
dsc |
Sep-28-10 11:09 PM |
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You make some good points, but I would begrudge his decision less if, |
Karmadillo |
Sep-28-10 11:54 PM |
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So why didn't he send his kids to good buddy |
GreenArrow |
Sep-28-10 11:20 PM |
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Were there not similar concerns when Amy Carter was in school? If |
Obamanaut |
Sep-29-10 06:23 AM |
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He should never have brought this up |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-28-10 11:03 PM |
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Afaik, he didn't bring it up. Someone in the audience did. |
EFerrari |
Sep-28-10 11:05 PM |
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Exactly, what happened to "fund appropriately" |
suffragette |
Sep-29-10 12:03 AM |
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The elite don't want your children |
Jakes Progress |
Sep-28-10 11:13 PM |
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There's a policy leaders in both parties can get behind. |
Karmadillo |
Sep-28-10 11:17 PM |
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Drill 'n Regurgitate "teaching" is strictly for the small people. |
QC |
Sep-28-10 11:22 PM |
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Yeah, but it's good enough for the proles. n/t |
GreenArrow |
Sep-28-10 11:31 PM |
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Especially when most jobs above the retail and fast food level are being exported. |
QC |
Sep-29-10 08:54 AM |
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Lets be honest, most private elementary schools do not promote high stakes testing. |
Tatiana |
Sep-29-10 01:03 AM |
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He attended an elite private school as did all of the money behind this scheme. |
Greyhound |
Sep-29-10 03:37 AM |
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He attended an elite private school as did all of the money behind this scheme. |
Greyhound |
Sep-29-10 03:37 AM |
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A few things |
quaker bill |
Sep-29-10 06:01 AM |
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Something to keep in mind.... |
blindpig |
Sep-29-10 06:54 AM |
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recommend |
xchrom |
Sep-29-10 06:58 AM |
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The nation should be calling on Obama to reform schools by giving |
LWolf |
Sep-29-10 07:07 AM |
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Bingo |
sonomak |
Sep-29-10 09:05 AM |
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