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so one of the most powerful people in the US couldn't get their children good math teachers? something doesn't add up here.
by solotronics 9y ago
so one of the most powerful people in the US couldn't get their children good math teachers? something doesn't add up here.
- crawfordcomeaux 9y agoWeren't their children in public school? If her children were turned off of STEM and didn't want to stick with it until they saw cultural change, I could see the Obamas as the type of parents who'd respect their childrens' chosen paths here.
- starik36 9y agoObama's kids were in private school. And not just any private school. The "Harvard of private schools". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidwell_Friends_School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidwell_Friends_School
- crawfordcomeaux 9y agoAh. Thanks for the correction. In any case, it's irrelevant as having power only says power is available to be used and not whether it should be or where it can be. Some things are even out of the Obamas' control, like what fields their children are drawn to or repelled from.
- starik36 9y agoI agree with you. However, since Obama kids literally had the best instructors money can buy, I am not sure how their mom can blame the teachers. The kids probably just didn't have an aptitude for STEM.
- gradstudent 9y agoMy first thought too. If there are good teachers to be found anywhere surely they'll be found by those working for the leader of the free world?