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1:20 EDT: President Obama Speaks at Ellicott Dredges, Baltimore, Maryland http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
President Obama with a pre-kindergarten student at Moravia Park Elementary School, Baltimore, Maryland
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Pool: Does everybody enjoy school? Obama asks. The collective answer was yes, with no audible groans.
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Pool: About a minute later, POTUS raises his hand. He informs the teacher that he lacks a sheet of paper, like all the children.
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'He might be the President, but I've got some writing to do.' pic.twitter.com/dkK7rS87Eb
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)winter is coming
(11,785 posts)I'm glad he has a way to de-stress.
postulater
(5,075 posts)bigtree
(85,996 posts). . . it's also about affordability of school attire. Other rationales also are used. The kids look to adapt well to that uniformity, although, I've never been subject to it and would have absolutely hated it (for my children, as well).
postulater
(5,075 posts)But then fashion was a word that wasn't in my vocabulary.
I guess uniforms do take away one of the distractions, plus as you mentioned the affordability factor makes it easier on everyone.
madokie
(51,076 posts)Damn fine President too
postulater
(5,075 posts)don't always go together so well.