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Obama concedes he didn't always do math homework
Go figure. President Barack Obama didn't always do his math homework.
The Associated Press
Go figure. President Barack Obama didn't always do his math homework.
A math teacher at Friday's town hall asked whether Obama, as a high school freshman, got math homework every night and if so, did he complete it.
The president's answer: "Yes, and sometimes."
Obama attended the private Punahou School in Honolulu from fifth grade until he graduated from high school. He later went on to Ivy League academics, graduating from Columbia and Harvard Law School.
Obama used the question to urge students to shut off video games and work harder, and to appeal to parents to be diligent in overseeing their children's school work.
He added that his daughters Malia and Sasha always tell him how hard they're working.
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