Obamas Pick Sidwell Friends School for Daughters

The Obamas are faultless: as blacks, it is their prerogative to decide anything, personal matters, country matters - and whatever they do, it is The Right Thing To Do - and this will remain true as long as they are in the White House.

Every child in the USA has a right to go to a school that is safe from all koo koos, and teachers that are perverts, and we need schools that teach the basics, and if parents can afford a private school they should be able to go, and our government ought to give parents a voucher program to help with private schools, because most public schools in these days and time SUCK!
There is not a thing wrong with President elect Obama's daughters going to a private school. But every parent should be able to have that choice with a voucher program. Some of the schools these days and times teach a variety of the 3 S's, sex and sex and more sex.

Carter's daughter Amy attended the public school when he was president. He was criticized for this. No matter what a president does, he will be criticized. I am not an Obama supporter, but I respect them doing what is best for their daughters rather than trying to make a political statement. The girls's lives are going to be difficult enough without going to a school that has never dealt with this type of thing. I really feel sorry for the girls having to uproot their lives.

An Obama aide added, "Mrs. Obama is the product of public education on the South Side of Chicago and she believes strongly in the importance of good public schools for all kids..." (From Jake's story.)

Very curious that no mention was made by the Obama aide about President-Elect Obama's childhood education.

That's all I have to say. For security reasons alone it is silly to expect the Obama girls to be sent to a public school. so it is not even worth arguing about.

But that aide's omission of mentioning the father's schooling as a youth does make me wonder why he/she chose to do that.

This whole thing is ridiculous. The girls cannot be protected in public schools. And this country is no longer the safe and sane country it used to be. The threats of violence are constant and I, for one, do not want to see any child have to face it. Because they are who they are, the Obama girls would have to face a lot more danger than other children and it only makes sense to send them to a school with experience in providing security.

To Lame Duck, I don't really care where the obamas sent theit kids to school. It's their prorogative. The point is barrack invented his faked image on how he's different than the Washington crowd, not an elitist, I'm just liked you, bs, bs, bs, bs, more bs, bs on top of bs.......then after he won, he didn't waste any time reverting back to his old ways.
Fortunately, we seen his act way back in Aug and was abled to prepared ourselves financially for barrack destructions of our country. I/we get no joy seeing our fellow citizens suffer but this should be an eye opener for most of you........becuase no amount of talking will convinced any of you on how bad obama really is.

Private school......gee, what a big surprise!

So far, "Mr. Change" hasn't done anything of the sort. Daughters to private school, appointments are all Washington insiders, etc. - no change at all.

Oh well......I didn't expect any different.

USA-

You don't have to prove a point by sending your kids to a public school. Not only that, from what I'm hearing the D.C. public school system is not worth sending kids to anyway! Most people in Washington, D.C. send their children to private schools anyway if they can afford it! Some schools, you don't have to pay such a high tuition. BUT the majority of private schools, like Sidwell Friends, are for the elite and wealthy. That's not the issue. The issue is that people need to understand why the Obama family choose this school. If they would have sent Sasha and Malia to a public school, there's no telling what kind of chaos those girls would be going through! Not to mention the reaction of average kids to the President's kids. Those girls would be taken advantage of! Security would be a problem too.

Anyone who thinks that the Bush daughters spent all their time in public schools before entering university is underinformed. Jenna and Barbara Bush attended the VERY exclusive and expensive Hockaday School and the private St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, along with public schools. If they'd been young enough when their parents moved to Washington, they would NOT have been attending public high schools there. They happened to graduate from high school in 2000, and Barbara went to Yale; Jenna to the University of Texas flagship campus at Austin -- to which it is normally quite difficult to obtain admission, even for in-state students.

Most of you people moaning about private schools know absolutely nothing about them; you are merely making assumptions. I'm glad that my own parents were smarter than that. Do a little research. You'll be better off, and -- who knows? -- your children might be as well.

To Just Wondering, the ansver is no because president Bush and Clinton never claimed to be "high and mighty" liked the "messiah". Go back and listen to barracks BS and see for yourself. he's a hypocrite.

USA, do you also complain when repubs, including former presidents, send their kids to private schools. And what exactly does this have to do with Obama's character.

The incoming first family's choices don't affect us, unless we let it. So far, some have just been totally disrespectful to the next President. Deal with it. Move on, he'll be doing more than Bush ever did.

Posted by: Lame Duck

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Respect is something you earned and barrack needs to get it. The message he sent out is my girls are too good to be with you yahoos in public schools. Why don't he do something about it so every DC kids have the same opportunity as his kids? His campaign message was he's different but so far, same old same old. I have respect for him a a fellow human being but zero for his character.

I look forward to the day when the private schools feature George W. Bush as an example of the quality of education provided by private schooling....

Thank you, Question! Malia and Sasha are two little girls. Where their now-prominent parents decide to send them to learn is THEIR business. Remember when John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Caroline Kennedy were children in the White House? They were tutored at home!

"On the campaign trail, Obama spoke out against school choice and vouchers for children in households of any income level."

Ok, I know as much as anyone else that Barack and Michelle were never going to choose a public school for their daughters to go to.

The choice of the Sidwell Friends school seemed obvious to me, and many political figures in Washington send their kids to this prisine, elite private school. Although I wish I could have gone to a school like that, it is really for those who can afford it. I mean, look at Malia's 5th grade tuition! Look at Sasha's tuition! It goes up as the students get older!

Public schools need more funding, and of course we need to improve education in America. The incoming first family's choices don't affect us, unless we let it. So far, some have just been totally disrespectful to the next President. Deal with it. Move on, he'll be doing more than Bush ever did.

Well, I see they get to use our change to pay for their private school.

change The One believes in...

Posted by: Independent Thinker | Nov 22, 2008 12:44:44 PM

He's not the first "elite rich" (your words)President we've had. Why the outrage now?

Independent thinker, I think your jealous. Did you know not only did lots of presidential kids go there but so did some of their administration's kids. This includes dems and repubs.

Interesting Comments...read them all! Interesting price for one year of education for two girls...$40,000 plus. I,too,value my children but $40,000 to educate two little girls in grade school..Wow! The other option..send them to a "failed" public school...Why are charter schools and homeschooling so popular? Look at the cost! It doesn't take a "rocket scientist" to figure it out! On A Side Note: In our small community, over 200 children homeschool (appox. half are college grads--Drs., Lawyers, etc.) Why? No charter schools! It is not just a religious choice but common everyday folk do not make enough cash to pay $40,000 per year. If the "elite rich" like our new president wants to send his children to a school that costs $40,000 a year...so be it! My request is ...do not deny those of us who love their children just as much the same options...charter schools and homeschooling! I for one will be looking to see if President Obama considers our feelings (and our children's education) just as he does his little ones! It is time to walk the walk...no more "Corporate Jet" moments! The public is tired of all the hypocritical behavior, and when "time bankrupt" people like myself take the time to write a comment you can be sure the silent majority is about fed up.