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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:49 PM Original message |
The Obamas have selected Sidwell Friends |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. good choice, but why is this public information? nt |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Don't really know, but it would be nearly impossible to keep |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. The schools of the children of presidents are always always known - it's general knowledge nt |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. It's great PR for the school |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. $30,000.00 per child for tuition.. Man, that's my entire sallary for the year. |
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SuperTrouper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Expect attacks from Ron Christie and Company |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I don't blame them, if I had the choice, my child would attend the most prestigious |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. That's not an uncommon amount for this level of school... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. And how much tax dollars tracking down those girls if someone nabs them? |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I understand private school.. and I agree with it.. It just puts my value in perspective. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Something I found on wiki about this school |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. good for them..... |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
59. he can afford it with the salery of the president |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
61. it pays to be wealthy |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Here come the politicizers, on the Left AND the Right. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. Same school that Chelsea Clinton went to. Good for them. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
37. OHH NOES!!!! JUST ANOTHER CLINTON TERM!!! |
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lessthanjake1234 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Argh I hate Sidwell |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That figure is a bit high... have they turned out any famous |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Yep they sure have... (from wikipedia) |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. I'm sure they have small class sizes. Teachers' salaries are the biggest item |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sidwell is a great school from what I have heard from the wealthy locals. |
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redstate_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I think Georgetown Day would have been better |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Agreed - on both points |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. That's my recollection, too. |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Great choice. I have a friend that teaches there. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. TERRIFIC school |
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Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yay! |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. That's a HUGE trend in private day schools. |
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Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. That's a good thing |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. That is a PNAC, School of Americas training ground. What kind of change is that? I'm Outraged!!!!1 |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Yep they can grow up and become hedge fund managers |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. Are you suggesting that there's something wrong with that? |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well, this is their decision. They chose what they thought was best for their daughters and |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not a surprise |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. Rant all you want sweetie |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
21. I sent my daughter the best Private high school in California |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. isnt' it amazing how much they cost - almost as much as some good colleges |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. When I decided to put my daughter into a private high school |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. i used to get the same reaction from my neighbors who tapped their homes to buy |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Yeah, this particular family also took expensive vacations twice a year, |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. we have paid for private school for about 8 years, my son is in 7th now |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. You can never have too many |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-22-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. not as far as I am concerned |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. I feel the same way. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Exactly..... |
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MANative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. You are very right in your view about investment in education making |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
54. Ah - "the best" |
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galaxy21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think its a security thing more than anything else |
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alwysdrunk (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. I wish they would have gone public |
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VADem11 (783 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. They considered |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I think it's more the level of security |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. I don't. I don't think kids should be used as political pawns or to make |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. exactly right. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
39. OMG!! another Clinton influence!! Chelsea went to Sidwell Friends. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
42. Didn't Chelsea go there? Its a great place. |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
48. Good choice. Long history of |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
50. Biden's grandkids go there. |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. Oh I didn't know |
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livedemocarticordie (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
53. GDS (Georgetown.. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. GDS is a good school too but I think SF is much safer. |
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qwlauren35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
57. Same School Amy Carter Went To. |
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