The Obama Effect? 238

This is just one of those things you need to *see* to *believe.*

A recent study has found that the achievement gap between white and African-American students significantly decreased immediately after President Obama's nomination acceptance speech, and just after his election victory.

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What this means is that President Obama's achievements have directly influenced black children in America to rise up and do better in the classroom.

The study was featured in the New York Times, and you can see it for yourself here.

Click here to read the article

This is an incredible finding, and it just goes to show how powerful role models can be in our lives.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this:

  • Why do you think the Obama Effect happened?
  • Have you personally observed any cases of the Obama Effect?
  • What do you think this means for our future?

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