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leveymg

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7. That's not essential. But, it helps.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:41 PM

Nov 2012

Kids come to the Northern VA school systems from all over the world. Many of their parents can't speak, read or write English, but within a year or two the kids are performing with their cohorts whose parents are professionals who have advanced degrees. It can be done.

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Educate All Kids Like Sasha and Malia [View all] HiPointDem Nov 2012 OP

This is absolutely how students should be educated, elleng Nov 2012 #1

+1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 #3

Well, they are going to a private school rather than a public school, clydefrand Nov 2012 #2

There need not be an inherent difference. It's a question of resources and priorities. leveymg Nov 2012 #6

I learned most of that at home, roody Nov 2012 #14

Educate the kids who are not like them, too! Atman Nov 2012 #4

And give them all parents like the Obamas, too. MineralMan Nov 2012 #5

That's not essential. But, it helps. leveymg Nov 2012 #7

A tiny fraction of the defense budget would fix our children's public education Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #8

Sasha and Malia go to an expensive private school MiniMe Nov 2012 #9

so what? "it's a private school, not a public school. only private schools can HiPointDem Nov 2012 #10

That would cost money. How many tanks will we have to go without? How many missiles? Bucky Nov 2012 #11

it wouldn't even cost that much money, is the sad thing. i doubt it would HiPointDem Nov 2012 #12

What the fuck, dude? You trying to eat into the Predator Drone Budget or something? Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #13

Education deform. Great label. It's corporate takeover of public education. Profits over people. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #15

There you go. Problem solved. Wait, you say. We can't afford that? Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #16

Yeah! JackRiddler Nov 2012 #17