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			<description><![CDATA[Obama’s presidency has shaped the way Tiffany Frith (left), a senior at Democracy Prep, thinks about her future.

“Obama is a role model for me,” she said. “Past presidents weren’t African American, and a lot of people thought there wouldn’t be one. Now there is, and that shows me that if I want to be president, I can be the first female president and an African American president.”            

Florence Jack said the school’s inauguration event is “a way of acknowledging history.” She brought her twin sons because it’s “good for their education. They’re learning that even though [Obama’s] the president, he has to be sworn in. There are certain rules he has to follow.”]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Obama’s presidency has shaped the way Tiffany Frith (left), a senior at Democracy Prep, thinks about her future.

“Obama is a role model for me,” she said. “Past presidents weren’t African American, and a lot of people thought there wouldn’t be one. Now there is, and that shows me that if I want to be president, I can be the first female president and an African American president.”            

Florence Jack said the school’s inauguration event is “a way of acknowledging history.” She brought her twin sons because it’s “good for their education. They’re learning that even though [Obama’s] the president, he has to be sworn in. There are certain rules he has to follow.”]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dave Cassell and Emerald O’Brien discuss what to write in a postcard to the president.
“These are postcards we’re sending,” Dave explained. “One is to Ms. Obama, another to the president, and another to Governor Cuomo. The point of these is to show what we think about the education values we have today. We write about how we feel about these issues.”

Postcards asked students to put themselves in the shoes of several policymakers and explain what steps they would take to improve schools.

“If I were president I would improve school safety by…”

“If I were governor I would improve New York’s schools by…”

“If I were First Lady I would help kids get healthy by…”

And one that’s more controversial, and refers to Speaker Christine Quinn’s first speech on education policy last week:

“If I were Speaker I would support public charter schools by…”]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Dave Cassell and Emerald O’Brien discuss what to write in a postcard to the president.
“These are postcards we’re sending,” Dave explained. “One is to Ms. Obama, another to the president, and another to Governor Cuomo. The point of these is to show what we think about the education values we have today. We write about how we feel about these issues.”

Postcards asked students to put themselves in the shoes of several policymakers and explain what steps they would take to improve schools.

“If I were president I would improve school safety by…”

“If I were governor I would improve New York’s schools by…”

“If I were First Lady I would help kids get healthy by…”

And one that’s more controversial, and refers to Speaker Christine Quinn’s first speech on education policy last week:

“If I were Speaker I would support public charter schools by…”]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[When students and parents arrived, tables were already set with pre-printed postcards.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Elvira Pocorni, who used to attend Democracy Prep, watches Obama’s speech with her brother Edward.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Obama is the only president younger students remember.

Megan Kenslea, a second-grade teacher, said her students don’t remember not having a black president. They also may not realize how much they’re up against. “Listening to [Obama] talk about how every child has the same opportunities—especially as a teacher, I see that not all kids have the same opportunities. It depends on the education they receive.”

Leesandra Moore brought her four daughters to the inauguration event. Her oldest is in eighth grade at Democracy prep, and her three younger daughters were born during Obama’s first term. Referring to her three year old, she said, “I wanted her to experience it so she can say that she was there. She doesn’t understand race…but she will grow up in a world that does talk about race. Right now it just seems to her like, all these people are making a big fuss, what are they making a fuss over?”]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Obama is the only president younger students remember.

Megan Kenslea, a second-grade teacher, said her students don’t remember not having a black president. They also may not realize how much they’re up against. “Listening to [Obama] talk about how every child has the same opportunities—especially as a teacher, I see that not all kids have the same opportunities. It depends on the education they receive.”

Leesandra Moore brought her four daughters to the inauguration event. Her oldest is in eighth grade at Democracy prep, and her three younger daughters were born during Obama’s first term. Referring to her three year old, she said, “I wanted her to experience it so she can say that she was there. She doesn’t understand race…but she will grow up in a world that does talk about race. Right now it just seems to her like, all these people are making a big fuss, what are they making a fuss over?”]]></media:description>
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