Obama kids: Public or Private School?

[Kiwon]

Predict whether the Obama kids will attend a public or a private school in Washington, D.C.

There is great hope that the children of President Obama will attend public school, especially given his background in education as a community organizer in Chicago.

Will Obama really show himself as a man of the people or will he go the private school route like almost all privileged politicians do?

It would be a huge boost to the image of public schools and more consistent with his call for massive public educational funding if he would entrust his daughters' education to the public school system.

[sheepshead]

I know it's early, but thus far he hasnt shown he's about to do anything other than appoint partisan hacks and old Clinton era hangers on. I doubt he uses his daughters as an example here.

[Deputy Nutz]

Obama needs to do what is in the best interest of his children. Where ever those kids are the safest is where he should send them.

He is not a hypocrite if he fights to better public schools, but still wants to do what he and his wife think are the best thing for the children.

[hoosier]

Obama needs to do what is in the best interest of his children. Where ever those kids are the safest is where he should send them.

He is not a hypocrite if he fights to better public schools, but still wants to do what he and his wife think are the best thing for the children.

Well said. And nobody, but nobody, who can afford private schooling sends their kids to public school in DC.

[packinpatland]

I know it's early, but thus far he hasnt shown he's about to do anything other than appoint partisan hacks and old Clinton era hangers on. I doubt he uses his daughters as an example here.

Nobody should be made to feel that they need to 'use' their children as an example.
Send them to private schools, that's where they already are, and 'use' the presidency to fight to make the DC schools better.

[sheepshead]

Good point, public schools in Chicago are much worse. (of course we couldn't talk about those things during the campaign)

[hoosier]

Good point, public schools in Chicago are much worse. (of course we couldn't talk about those things during the campaign)

Why not? Were you too busy posting youtube links?

[packinpatland]

Actually, the Chicago schools have shown improvement for seven consecutive years.

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?displayBack=null&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&context=Recent+News&topChannelName=HomePage&contentOID=537010756

Not to say there probably isn't room for alot more improvement.....as is the case with most public schools.

[SkinBasket]

Hmmm... the past 7 years hey? It's almost like that might correlate to something... Nah. Must be a coincidence.

[Zool]

Hmmm... the past 7 years hey? It's almost like that might correlate to something... Nah. Must be a coincidence.

I guess no child left behind worked in Chicago but everyone else flopped.

[bobblehead]

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[Harlan Huckleby]

Why would ANY rich person send their kids to public schools? There are bound to be superior private schools, nothing wrong with this.


Not that Obama isn't a big fake. The major piece of legislation that he touted on his website last winter was Campaign Finance Reform. And When he found himself in a position where CFR was a financial disadvantage, he gave a sober policy speech saying he had to abandon CFR now for the good of the country. CFR became fatally flawed, part of the corrupt past that he intends to sweep away.

The same Obama worshippers who gave him a pass on this gross duplicity called Palin a "liar" and "stupid" for suggesting that OBama never authored any serious legislation, an arguably true point.

Sorry, do I sound bitter? I am not against Obama by any means. God speed in his efforts to take Wist and MrAynRand's money and buy me health insurance! But the army of mindless warriors for Obama who trashed Clinton and McCain in the name of the Messiah are forever on my shit list.

[hoosier]

1. Hillary Clinton is nothing but a scheming opportunist. She took one real risk in her political life, got burned for it, and decided that from then her way would be whichever way the wind is blowing.

2. McCain ceased to be a "maverick" back in 2000 and became a tool of the far right. Plus he's dull and repetitive when he's not yelling at kids to get off his lawn.

3. Blessed be Obama, for Obama is great.

[swede]

Of course Obama should send his children to a private school.

Public schooling is an endeavor of the middle class entirely built upon the values of the middle class. Public schools are not good tools for addressing the poverty culture, and poverty culture has no respect for middle class values. Indeed, middle class values would be of no use to any of us if we were trying to survive within the poverty culture. Leaving poverty culture behind requires sacrificing relationships, and it is difficult to get children to reject the values of their peers and caretakers in order to attain the stability of middle class.

Obama's children belong to an elite class of citizenry and would adjust poorly to any public school. The elite class strives for advantage and sustained economic success. Middle class values of hard work and honesty are pretty ideas but not as important as results. Good private schools lead to good colleges which lead to privileged social and economic access.

It is what it is.

[packinpatland]

Of course Obama should send his children to a private school.

Public schooling is an endeavor of the middle class entirely built upon the values of the middle class. Public schools are not good tools for addressing the poverty culture, and poverty culture has no respect for middle class values. Indeed, middle class values would be of no use to any of us if we were trying to survive within the poverty culture. Leaving poverty culture behind requires sacrificing relationships, and it is difficult to get children to reject the values of their peers and caretakers in order to attain the stability of middle class.

Obama's children belong to an elite class of citizenry and would adjust poorly to any public school. The elite class strives for advantage and sustained economic success. Middle class values of hard work and honesty are pretty ideas but not as important as results. Good private schools lead to good colleges which lead to privileged social and economic access.

It is what it is.

You just can't make sweeping statements like that. How do you know that the Obama children would adjust poorly to a public school? You don't... any more than after 12 years of a public school system, my daughter couldn't adjust to Ivy League.
'values of hard work and honesty' aren't just pretty ideas, and are not germane to the middle class.