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Barack Obama's Education
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Franciscus Assisi Roman Catholic Primary School, in Jakarta, Indonesia, from kindergarten through the 3rd grade; Obama was registered on January 1, 1968, under the name Barry Soetoro an Indonesian citizen whose religion was listed as Islam. " Israella Pareira Iis Darmawan, 63, Senator Obama's kindergarten teacher, remembers him as an exceptionally tall and curly haired child who quickly picked up the local language and had sharp math skills. He wrote an essay titled, 'I Want To Become President,' the teacher said." His third grade teacher: Fermina Katarina Sinaga "asked her class to write an essay titled 'My dream: What I want to be in the future.' Senator Obama wrote 'I want to be a President,' she said." Sekolah Dasar Nasional Menteng No. 1 or the Basuki school, in Jakarta, Indonesia, 4th grade; Punahou School in Hawaii from the 5th grade to the 12th grade; Occidental College in Los Angles, California for two years; Columbia University in New York, New York, BA in political science, 1983; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991 graduated magna cum laude or in the top ten percent of his class; When asked about his best and worst grades or subjects in school, Obama replied, "graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law and a D in 8th grade French". |
