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Dear Mr. President
On the eve of the inauguration, one fourth-grade class shares their advice for President Obama as he contemplates his second term.
Last time around, they didn’t have much to say about it. After all, my daughter Libby and her classmates in Mrs. Buyser’s class were only in kindergarten when Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th president of our country. Back then, they were too busy adjusting to their half-day schedules and remembering the rules of Safety Town to pay attention to the inauguration, which was probably broadcast during their nap time, anyway. But, as our country knows, a lot can change in four years. These kids are now fourth-grade students at Green-Fields Elementary School, and they have started to form some very real opinions about what is going on in the world. In fact, they have so much to say that when their teacher, Jennifer Buyser, …
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7:32 am on Monday, January 21, 2013
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