Comments on: Where will the Obama girls go to school?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:05:57 +0000

Too bad they are too old for Washington Yu Ying charter school (www.washingtonyuying.org)

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:29:36 +0000

Capital City would be a good choice … excellent academic program. An upper school opened this year. Security should be manageable in a small charter school such as Capital City.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:36:19 +0000

Those kids aren’t going to any DC public school. Sidwell Friends would be my guess, although Georgetown Visitation Convent and National Cathedral are both excellent.

By: CWD

CWD — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:38:29 +0000

As someone who actually attended Washington schools, I can tell you the frontrunner is Maret. The Obamas want to send Malia and Sasha to the same school. NCS goes grades 4-12, so Sasha would have to go to Beauvior (which is the junior school on a separate campus) Sidewell likewise splits up elementary and middle school into different campuses. On the other hand, the Obamas are comfortable with Maret because several aides like Susan Rice send their kids there. It’s also more liberal than Sidwell or the Cathedral schools, though less out there than GDS. Of course, the Obamas still haven’t visited the Maret, so their preferences might change, but the school does a good job of selling itself, so I’d be surprised if they go anywhere else.

By: thinking of 2012

thinking of 2012 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:52:23 +0000

Why not Holy Trinity? It’s a private (very liberal) catholic school in georgetown and he could use it to dispel issues about the “bad” trinity in Chicago. Also increase the catholic vote for 2012.

By: A_Little_Confident_Are_We?

A_Little_Confident_Are_We? — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:49:09 +0000

superdestroyer

“The Obama’s have to plan on eight years of school.”

Last time I checked we only elect President’s in four year terms. Let’s see if the golden boy can do a good job before we start handing him the 2012 election.

By: JMG

JMG — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:44:01 +0000

If any of you know about Jimmy Carter’s daughter’s experience in the public school system you’ll see that there’s a good reason why he should not send his daughters there. It’s hard to make friends when you have a secret service detail around you all the time. A public school is less likely to accommodate that. You also have to wonder about the physical structure of some of these school. If their outdoor recess area is close to a city street you can forget about these girls playing with their friends. I’m saying this primarily because I’m in Chicago right now and the area around the Obama residence has very tight security for a reason. Many of his neighbors understand that and just deal with it. He needs protection and his wife and daughters should be afforded the same sort of protection.

By: AnAverageAmerican

AnAverageAmerican — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:33:02 +0000

If it’s all about where the girls will be safest then home schooling (perhaps “home indoctrination” is more apt given Obama’s association with Alinsky disciples such as William Ayers) is the obvious choice.

By: bse5150

bse5150 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:09:59 +0000

These two kids are the daughters of one of the most powerful people in the world and should go to a school with good security. Just like Palin’s kids would go to the same kind of school – though the Liberals would scream like damned souls about it. So let’s be honest with ourselves – this topic is off the table. We should be more worried about the Fairness Doctrine which, if it is passed, will be used to shut down media outlets which ask relevant questions about the Left.

By: Argh! the Barbarian

Argh! the Barbarian — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:13:18 +0000

Holton Arms, Sidwell Friends, Stone Ridge, etc. Plenty of expensive, private rest rooms in the DC metro area specializing in excellently educating the children of important politicians. Barak ain’t Jimmy Carter and shouldn’t have to prove anything be sending his kids to one of the horrible DC schools.