I AM AN EDUCATOR IN A URBAN SCHOOL SETTING. DURING THE OBAMA NOMINATION, ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OUR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITED AND FELT VERY MUCH A PART OF THE PROCESS. WHILE I WAS GROWING UP THE PRINCESS-LIKE AURA OF BEING A PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTER WAS LIMITED BY RACE. I WANT YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPRESS WHAT THEY THINK AND FEEL WHEN SEEING THE FIRST DAUGHTERS LIVING IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
WITH THIS BLOG, IT IS MY HOPE THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL LEAVE A LEGACY OF LITERACY AND WRITTEN WORD FOR THOSE WHO COME BEHIND US.
THE VERY PRESENCE OF MALIA AND SASHA OBAMA SPEAKS TO THE SPIRIT OF LOVE, SECURITY AND FAMILY. MY HOPE IS TO OFFER CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD CHANGING HISTORIC EVENTS OF THE LAST YEAR AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN EFFECTED. IN THIS BLOG CHILDREN CAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SENDING WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS OF PRIDE TO OUR FIRST DAUGHTERS.
