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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:55 PM Original message |
Obama daughters to attend Sidwell Friends |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. MORE CONNECTIONS TO THE CLINTONS! THIS IS NOT CHANGE! |
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VeraAgnes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh stop it! |
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gorbal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 03:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. It looks like a wonderful place |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Ha! |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Sidwell Friends is a great school. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. LOL |
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MikeE (637 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's the one I thought they might select |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Actually, I'm glad they did. I don't think it's fair to burden a public school, whose... |
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MidwestTransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Exactly. It would be very tough to provide them security in a public school |
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MoJoWorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. I believe Biden's granddaughters go to Sidwell Friends---Hunter's daughters. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Its one of the issues |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not surprised |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. I attended Sidwell Friends for a few years when I lived in the DC area |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. In the ensuing FORTY YEARS, my guess is, it has changed, lol. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 03:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Maybe, but some places like Sidwell take pride in not changing at all. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 06:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Bush 1 interviewed you for prep school admission? Why? |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. He was an alumnus. They do that. I'm sure the choice was purely random |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 07:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The alumnus interview the applicants? all the alumnus, or just special ones? |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I think any of them can do it. You just make yourself available. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. interesting, thanks. |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I read that all three of the schools they considered -- Sidwell, Georgetown Day... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Could be. My experience was 40 years ago |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You've had amazing experiences, DFW! And I wanted to add -- |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. If ALL children had a shot at a good education there wouldn't be Republicans |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. You are correct, Sir! nt |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Andover and Sidwell |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I'll tell you what, it sure didn't seem so at the time. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
10. The same school that Chelsea attended? |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. ur being ugly like that avatar ! |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. Look at how well Chelsea turned out. She is the very best of |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. She IS very bright and HAS made a LOT of money out of hedge funds |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. Go QUAKERS! |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's a different kind of security |
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mwei924 (990 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. They said the girls had already become good friends with Biden's grandkids |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
31. I looked into their high school course books |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. AND - they don't rank. No NCLB for Sidwell |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
35. Let's hope Obama takes Sidwell education values national |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I understand that Linda Darling-Hammond |
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