Interesting story over on TheRoot.com. Contributor Meera Bowman-Johnson writes about the Obamas’ decision to choose schools for their children.
Bowman-Johnson says it’s always tough to search for the best school for your children””but it can be even more agonizing when you’re African-American. For black parents, there are worries about low expectations from teachers; inevitable accusations of “acting white”; the extra pressure to ensure that your children continue to carry your family forward, rather than erase the gains of the past; plus the ever-present, if often unreasonable, expectation to lift your whole community along with your nuclear family as you climb.
Now I’ve heard some people make the argument that the Obama girls should go to public school as some sort of symbolic show of faith in the system but err….. I’m not sure about that one. Check out the article then let us know what you think.
Should Sasha and Malia attend the troubled DC Public school system or since their parents can have them attend the best school money can buy should they be placed in private school?