Where Are My Parents: Little Willow Ain’t Fawking With School Too Tough

Willow Smith

We don’t know why, but we really would have expected Will and Jada to be on top of the educational situation with their baby celebs.

But Little Willow let the cat out of the bag: she’s not a scholarly child. At all.

Willow Smith has said that she knew even at only three year’s old that showbusiness was the life for her, that she knew the “mechanics”, that she “got how celebrity works”.

But Willow admits the work means she has less time to study with her personal tutor and has had to miss some classes.

She said: “I never really get to go to school because I am always on tour or with my father. There is a tutor most of the time, but usually I am working so I never get to do the lessons. The worst thing about maths is all the kids are ahead of me because they go to school.”

Her success is sure to continue next year. She is confirmed to support Justin Bieber on his UK ‘My World Tour’ in March 2011.

Willow said: “Famous-ness is awesomeness… but some parts of famous-ness can be hard,” she said.

What?! Get your house in order, Jada.

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  • jasmin

    Oh geez…waiting for everyone to tear this girl to shreds in 3..2..1…

  • obvious

    They already did on another gossip site lol…probably be the same here.

  • jasmin

    Personally, i feel her parents should be more strict about school. No honor roll = no touring, however I realize not all situations are identical. Some ppl just aren’t able to catch it or aren’t interested. The best private schools or tutors can’t change that. So please reserve the comments about her having bad parents or being a dummy. How many 10 year olds would rather study than play?

  • TT BOY

    Black girl making it…..GREAT! Follow black ppl tearing her down….Amazing! But par for the course!

  • kalifa

    hmmm…..lots of celebs are uneducated but its such a shame when little black girls choose fame over knowledge…..

    at least she will inherit a lot of money…….

  • TRUTH SPEAKS …!!

    I think they have done well with her so far. I’m sure their money can afford the best tutor and will EVENTUALLY let her get caught up on all that she has missed.

    Opportunity generally doesn’t do a lotta knocking, and if she happens to make enough of her own money to live in for the rest of her life, then I would hope education will be acquired…in due time, yeah?

    I am almost 100% sure that herr SCIENTOLOGIST family ain’t gonna let her grow up to be a FANTASIA! Lol!!

  • daahlingnikki

    Weren’t her parents trying to open a school or something at one time?…So Im kind of surprised that they wouldn’t put more focus on Willows academics and less on entertainment…I understand she comes from a showbiz family and that she is embarking on a singing career herself but come on, she really should be studying and going to school on a regular basis…there is plenty of time to become a superstar…like after college..

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  • BritishGirl

    We don’t need anymore black rappers or musicians. How about more black doctors, judges, entreprenuers, scientists, investment bankers?

    Why can’t she get and education and THEN move onto music?

    Now with all her wealth and previlidges, she’ll be another ignorant rich black person in America.

    Girl can’t even read, but she can whip her hair back an forth and you’re happy about that?

  • BritishGirl

    *an education

  • Mrs. Rance

    I’m about ready to call child protective services on Will and Jada this morning. They parenting lunacy is getting on my nerves. They act like uneducated ghetto parents who make sure their kids are dressed nice but to give to sh*ts about there mental devolpment.

  • Moanmyname (Certified now!)

    That’s sad. I rather my child get a education than become a puppet for the industry.
    p.s wtf is on her head? that bowl cut is ugly as fug

  • It’s Me

    wow this is scary!! Money should not be an issue in that house. Let them kids go to school, the spot light will be here forever!!! Education is the key. Will and Jade should know that.

  • Pretty-n-Pink

    Mrs. Rance I applaud you these same people co-signing the Smith’s ignorance would be ripping apart the ghetto mama who make sure her kids have a pair of J’s but doesn’t make sure they can spell- but in the case of Willow all I hear is “get that paper”. Black folks are ya’ll serious? What happened to us? It don’t matter if she got all the money in the world because if she can’t count she is going to get ripped off!

  • Confidently_ugly

    this is unfortunate and i think we should aspire to more than entertainment but life in the “fast lane” educates you in a different manner its like the difference between “book and street smarts” you need both but you can function with one or the other

  • Mrs. Rance

    God bless little precious Willow and her Beatles haircut.

  • jasmin

    Was anyone calling child services on joe jackson? Mind you he ABUSED his kids? Yet bred the greatest entertainment family on earth. Or stevie wonder? Or maybe even eminem? He dropped out in 8th grade. 8TH GRADE!! Yet the man is a genius. I’m not saying education isn’t important, but its not a priority for everyone. Especially in the entertainment industry. Its a get it while you can pace.

  • nywoman23

    if this was the common child missing alot of schooling ACS would be all up in the picture. so its ok when celebs do it ……smh

  • MariaMiiz

    Educational Value is at it’s best when your young. Your never to old to learn or gain wisdom. If she is becoming a role model for your kids, what happens there?

    Building a generation of non-scholar children. That what they want, dumb your children.

    Not everyone is build to become the next Albert E., we can pave the wave for a brighter future. ugh!

  • nywoman23

    dead

  • SMH

    shameful…

  • RHONYC

    i love me some lil’ willow, but i think it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for young girls to have a strong education growing up. mathematics is especially crucial for girls to master, it gives them an edge in the workplace…no matter the industry. jussayin. :-)

  • BishPlease

    Thank you, point made suffiecent. Hell most ppl dont even use there adequate education, they still choose to talk in ebonics and speak ignorant vs speaking properly and conducting themselves as if they are educated. Some ppl choose to act dumbed down vs using the so called tools the government has designed in school to be a so called upstanding well educated citizen. The best education to me is the education that begins at home. and the career this girl is in really doesnt involve too much knowledge anyways. am I sayin she shouldnt be educated, no! but im also sayin the girl can learn what she can learn in an institution right where she is now. and plus the career shes in is going to give her hell of an experience for a child and push her to grow up faster vs how the kids are taught in public schools…she wouldnt be able to relate with them whatsoever becaue of her lifestyle being so different from the average.

  • Glok…So fresh ta death, ..Like i jumped in my outfit and died !!!

    THIS LIL HEFFA DONT NEED SCHOOL CUZ SHEZ WAY ADVANCED THAN THEM KIDS IN SCHOOL THEY SO BELOW HER STANDARDS…SHE LOOK 9 BUT SHE 96 ,…ANOTHER STRANGE CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTONZ FEMALE EDITION!!

  • BishPlease

    You just said the magic word “IF”..so0o0o too bad shes not. and do you know how many so called “common” children skip school or worst dont even go to school? how many newspapers you read that actually focus on such a major but kept quiet issue? Especially if your living in a rough condemned area where hell even the city within itself could careless about there own citizens? Especially black citizens.

  • if anything be noble

    Yall need to leave little Willow alone. As of October 31st, she is now 10, not 9. Practically a grown woman. So yall better leave that little decade-old woman alone and let her do her and quit worrying her up about some doggone maths.

  • http://www.rhymesandpolitics.com ladyiva

    No one should jump on Willow. Blame the parents. No matter how busy a child is robbing them of an education will come back to haunt them years later. It doesn’t matter how much money she makes or how much money her parents have. Donald Trump’s children went to college. We are doing our Black children a disservice by not focusing on education.

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  • Machelle

    Famousness? Maths? lawd have mercy..this child is gonna be ignorant as hell….those are not even words…what’s the use of selling records if you’re too dumb to count your money!

  • Machelle

    Exactly…I’m sick of people riding the smith’s coattails because they’re rich…this kid is not very bright…

  • Wow!

    You get an education in order to get a job and sustain a career. She already has a career and a hell of alot more money than any of you will ever make. Just ask all of the highly educated with all of their fancy degrees who are now unemployed or working at Burger King what do they think about an education. Personally, I only attained my Masters degree because it was what my job required, not because I wanted to. If someone had taught me how to trade without attending a university I would have chosen on-the-job training over sitting in a classroom anyday.

  • Blue Suede Shoes

    What’s up w/ that stupid 3 stooges hair cut? Is that what’s popping in the streets now?

  • PussyCat

    She needs an education, her parents should know that she is looked at as a role model by so many young kids. So they need to groom her to set a better example. Bein a celeb is a job and you have to be smart or else people will fucc over you and you will drown in your own ignorance… Be of luck Lil Willow

  • Mrs. Rance

    Joe Jackson spanked his children. Not all of us consider that as abuse. Eminem is a rapper not genious. He’s also a recovering drug addict.

  • Matix B

    Friar Tuck wants his wig back! I will not lower myself to comment on a child but I must say that wig has got to go, real talk.

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  • Mrs. Rance

    First of all, you can claim to be anyone and anything on the web. Secondly, fame over education has worked so well for other child stars hasn’t it? Sorry, but there is too much evidence to refute your argument.

  • sandy

    Regardless of some posters comments, this is not about tearing a young girl down. First of all, Will and Jada are going to great lengths to make both of their children “stars.” Personally, I find it distasteful. The Smiths are rich and famous beyond measure. Why must they thrust these children into the spotlight. And why aren’t the children being educated? It is beyond stupid to immerse your children in the celebrity world and deny them a legitimate education. Shouldn’t they know how to read and write? Shouldn’t they be able to hold an articulate conversation? I find it shocking that the parents are so shallow that they value fame over intelligence. SHAME ON THEM! And funny, they put these two kids in the spotlight but what about Will’s oldest child he had with his first wife? Guess Jada is running this show. No fame for the step kid.

  • I Look Like Yes You Look Like No

    She’s practically an adult at age 10? Really? You must be a child yourself.

  • Mulatto Militia

    That “maths” garbage is just because this is from a British newspaper. They Anglicize quotes from Americans. I think Jaden and Willow are their parents retirement fund. By the way, where is Trey?

  • j

    I’m not gon attack willow cause she is a child, people seem to forget that. How many 10 year olds do u know that speak grammatically correct all the time! Anyways, I am disappointed in the smiths, but we don’t know what’s really going on behind the scenes, but it does look like they are not prioritizing. Only time will tell. Will and jada, please step ur parenting game up

  • Sista, Esq.

    Did most of you people attend school yourselves??? Why are you spelling “to” instead of “too”, and saying “there” instead of “their”. Get your grammar up!!

    …And stop hating on this child!

  • j

    Oh and sandy, will’s oldest son trey chooses not to be in showbiz, he said on oprah he prefers to be behind the scenes. I say good for him. And I don’t know what it is but something irks me about jaden. He seems full of himself to be so young. But willow is a sweet, and seemingly humble girl.

  • http://bossip lu

    I read somewhere they allow their children to do as they please. Lets just say they made it that much more harder for my future children. You know how you see a kid in the store cutting up and the parents don’t say chit, and as soon as your kid do something as simple as touch something you fire his a.s.s. up all because you want to beat smeones else kid a.s.s ! Yeah will and Jada just for yo a.s.s I wish my kid would !

  • Mr. West Fan

    no wonder why she couldn’t read, what was on that plaque/award that was given to her at 106 and park.

  • Queen

    Lil girl looks_______ ???
    Jus keeping it real! I say let the girl play then when she turn 14 put her in the music business!

  • Whatev

    Michael was gifted in a way Willow simply is not, and the world is a better place with his music, but was it worth his mental health… for his ENTIRE life? Eminem dropped out in 8th; not 3rd like Willow should be in.

  • Glok…So fresh ta death, ..Like i jumped in my outfit and died !!!

    SHAME ON YOU DUMB AZZ PARENTS IF THIS LIL HEFFA IZ THEIR ROLE MODELS ,..HER BROTHA THE FRESH PRINCESS IZ NO KARATE KID,…THESE KIDS ARE BLESSED WITH TALENTS OF SATAN …AND L RON HUBBARD!!

  • Glok…So fresh ta death, ..Like i jumped in my outfit and died !!!

    THE TRUTH IZ THE TRUTH,..I COULD GIVE A FUK ABOUT TALKING ABOUT SOME KID,..HITLER WAS A KID ,..JEFFERY DAHMER WAS A KID..SO ON AND SOO ON … CAN YOU DIG IT?

  • Whatev

    I agree with you 100%. As for will’s 1st son Trey, his mom is a mom; not a momager. Either she put her foot down about him being a normal kid, or he never wanted to go that route. I think alot of it is because he doesn’t live with Will/Jada. If he did he would probably be hustlin’ to find a schtick, hustlin’ to find something marketable, like Jaden and Willow.

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  • sexygrandmom

    I do know education is power.

  • that damn sh#$ disturber

    i love her song but i wouldn’t choose that over an education. it’s not like she’s some poor kid trying to support the family. her family has plenty of money, so what’s the rush??

  • maria

    Why does Willow looks like Keyshia Coles mother in this photo?

  • ohplease

    Her parents might not see education as being important since Will has money enough to last them many lifetimes. Are Will and Jada scholars? If not that answers lots. He is successful without the doctrines.

  • maria

    If you have a Masters then you should give it back. You dont go to college just for some job. You go to college to learn how the world works. You sound just as bad as Willows parents because your job wanted you to get the Masters and not for your own knowledge and good.

  • Kenny C

    She is funny lookin!!!!

  • Tm30

    Education should come first, regardless of socioeconomic status. I’m sure she will learn the business as she grows into it but right now she needs an overall education. And maybe this is too much for her, especially if she’s working so much to where she is falling behind in school with private tutors. This can really have a negative affect on a child. IMO, if she’s talking about it’s affecting her. But this is their child whom they know better than anyone so maybe they have a handle on it.

  • Howcomeucan’tthink

    Education is needed like air, food, and water, it’s scary to me how many people are so simple they’re saying, “Duh, she gettin’ duh money right now, get some ‘cation layder.”

  • Shanice

    I’m sorry but at 10 this child needs to be in school. My 6yo niece sounds smarter than her. If she is talented then she has plenty of time to become famous and a star. She will always have connections because of who her parents are. Heck take the time and develop da girl’s skills. That L.A Live performance I saw the girl didn’t have any stage presence. She’ll end up like Fantasia. Ppl will take advantage of her lack of education because Mommy and Daddy won’t be here forever.

  • juliemango

    Willows hairstyle doesnt compliment her looks @ she has ppl who kno financial math to count her $ the basic math she is missing cant cut it she has plenty a time to further her education!!!

  • yeahme

    She can sing, but her hair look like Simple Jack…

  • Caramel Cat™

    “Famous-ness”? ROTFLMBAO! The use of that word alone speaks volumes…Will and Jada, it’s too soon to push a career in the showbiz for Willow, get her back in the books ASAP…Then when she shows some progress let her give it another go…I’m sure all of their children have trust funds anyway, so they won’t ever have to worry about money, thus let’s focus on EDUCATION now…smh…

  • Ellimac25

    It would be ok if she didn’t go to school but she learned stuff elsewhere but this obviously isn’t the case. Come in y’all. She’s not missing trigonometry or algebraor some other stuff you don’t need in life. Shes 10 and she behind her peers so she probably can’t even add subtract or multiply. Smh

  • Sejanus

    corporate censorship is just as bad

  • piink’

    @ Glok…So fresh ta death,…) Lmbo!! Hell na u is a mess fa dat.. Ish got meh rollin. But her parents needs to get it together so not cute raisin a dumb(on purpose) child. they should know better. She too cute fa dat.. aldoe I dnt like dat beatles haircut, it does not flatter her at all..

  • Danyul

    Ed·u·ca·tion
       
    –noun

    the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

    the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.

    LMAO!!!! This is less about Willow’s parents not providing her a decent education but more about people who wish they had parents like hers.

    In less than 10 years some of you educated people will be applying for a job to work FOR Willow. Because Willow and Jaden has chosen what they want to do in life at an early age thanks to their rich parent’s they can afford to make these decisions. She is getting an education according to the above definition and a darn good one too.

    What better education than by hands on experience with what you want to do. This is not a job for her, this is something she enjoys doing. You all are coming at this with a poor person’s mind.

  • Caramel Cat™

    Who says she doesn’t need these things???? These things are more important to a child’s comprehensive foundation than people can ever realize…

  • Emoney

    it’s not like Will & Jada were big on school coming up. Jada was acting as a college student….

  • thesaneone

    she’s a child star. most child star’s don’t live like the rest of us. They must sacrafice a lot. hopefully the sacrafice is worth it but it’s not our role to judge.

  • Glok…So fresh ta death, ..Like i jumped in my outfit and died !!!

    I HEAR YA LOL, THAT LOOK MORE LIKE A BOWL OF WEAVE!

  • Whatev

    What if for the joy of it she wants to be something outside of entertainment as an adult? Say a veterinarian? Will she be prepared for college?

  • Whatev

    A truly privileged child would have a well-rounded life… access to opportunities, AND and education. Willow’s set to be underprivileged if she wants to even write a book as an adult, much less be a doctor or scientist. Yeah, we get it she has money. But she may actually want to pursue those subjects later in life anyway.

  • Earth

    It’s not necessary for her to be in school. She’s above the commoner and leads a different lifestyle. Experience is the best teacher. I don’t think unemployment is something she has to ever worry about.

    Get over it!

  • Wow!

    If you believe that college instructs you on “how the world works” then I have some wooden nickels that are guaranteed to make you rich.lol Yes, I have a Masters degree, but the university did not teach me how to navigate the stock market. Hell none of my professors knew. This was a skill that I acquired on the job. Furthermore, when I felt like I benefited from what the job had to offer I left and I’m now an independent trader who’s calling my own shots. I did what I had to do to get to where I’m at now.In fact, I have thought my 12 year son how to trade successfully, therefore college is an OPTION for him. It is not a NECESSITY. Stop being a follower. That’s the problem with airheads today, you all are too eager to go along with someone else’s plan rather than creating your own.Now stay in your lane because I am clearly out of your league hoodrat.

  • mikey

    @ maria

    You must not be in college or you would know most people actually do go to college for their career. Yea I love gaining knowledge but the only reason I am in school is because I think it’s my best option to secure a great future. I am all for education but in Willow’s situation does she really need to go beyond high school? I say no because she is already set for life and of course there is always a possibility that the money will come to an end but who knows…

  • Me bitches

    lol- I told my 10 year old niece that willow dropped out of school- .. she was like ewwwwww, she a dumb gorl- LMAO

  • Me bitches

    girl

  • Wow!

    Lol! Exactly! Instead of them giving their opinions about Willow’s education, they should have paid attention in school.

  • http://grind365.com Al

    Just mix it!

  • T

    She looks like a boy, and her brother looks like a girl.

  • Where is the Love?

    School is the first job of any child; just as we as adults go to work, a child’s “job” is to go to school. But I asked that long ago: SHOULDN’T SHE BE IN SCHOOL . . . however . . . I’m quoting here:
    Girl can’t even read, but she can whip her hair back an forth and you’re happy about that?

  • Me bitches

    Famous-ness.. isnt she adorable??!!- LMAOOOOOOO

  • Where is the Love?

    The hair is her homage to Rihanna. She wants to be Rihanna which is prolly she is with Roc Nation . . . Jay will take good care of Will and Jada’s kid . . . but, if for nothing else, but self-esteem, she really needs to be in school, like the rest of the children of America. No it’s not the best, but it’s the law. She can be a truant because her parents are celebrities? that’s what you are telling me? What’s gonna happen when all her “fans” decide they don’t want to go to school either?

  • Where is the Love?

    Besides, no school seems to work for Beyonce! {kanye shrug}

  • Me bitches

    T 12/13/10, 02:54:PM

    She looks like a boy, and her brother looks like a girl.
    _______________________

    maybe they’re preparing to be “sewingers” like thier parents!

  • When?

    What kind of hairstyle is that?

  • http://kantreal.livejournal.com Kandy

    old news! i made note of this back in sept. on my blog kantreal.livejournal.com

  • girl x

    at least have your reading and math in check, because NOBODY will have ur back if you get ripped off and broke in the future..

  • GOLDiE

    In this country you get an “education” to live the so-called “American Dream” if you can stack paper and can get other educated fools to cater to you why not?!? All she is missing is being ridiculed and bullied for being different and a racist educational system anyway.

  • Mr. Richardson

    Sorry, but I’ve never seen a child look this wierd….

  • sanriobaby =^.^=

    I don’t care who Willow is, her parents have a LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE HER WITH ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION! All it takes is ONE call to child welfare services in CA and they will HAVE to investigate it, no matter who the family in question is.

  • simmypoo

    Certainly they can’t be that stupid. I feel sorry for the little one.

  • tinkerbella

    yeah i agree with ya but if u have rich parents school doesnt mather much even if ur own parents whent to school no way hey not everyone can be Mr Trump and be rich with head use instead of fan base but We are the ones that give them money in the first place so we really cant hate what some of us pay to support anyways so weird to say that We normal people are supporting rich peoples life style, i rather stay in school and end up wealthy if luck is on my side then being just rich :)

  • Child Pleeze

    So what you’re saying jasmin is:You can have an opinion, but nobody else can?

  • Another 10 Year Old

    This is great. I’m glad I read this. I’m gonna stop going to school and become rapper like willow. I don’t need to know how to read or do maths.

  • m

    I do agree that Will and Jada should put their childrens education first it just seems like there are saying oh were rich so you don’t have to worry about an education. Education should always be number one regardless of how rich or poor you are Will and Jada should look at the fact that they are not always going to be around in life for their children so there for they should teach their children not to depend on fame, but to depend on education because anything could happen there are so many child stars that don’t make it as an adult because of certain situations

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  • Marsonis

    she aint gonna make it she ugly dont look nuthin like her momma…

  • cmncmdh

    Oh great a black Paris Hilton. And “Famous-ness”? Im not going to get on her behind, but that tell’s you the evils of the world. A CHILD picking fame over knowledge. Baby girl dont you know you can open a book instead of your mouth and make money?! When did black folks allow their children to PICK if they want an education or not? I truly miss the attitude of educating and taking care of our own. What happened to being proud when your child got excepted into college? She will end up just as confused as all these other celebrities. And honestly her voice is not that great. She is best advised to stick her head in a book and take advantage of what her parents have worked for.

  • don’t ask

    Just like I always knew. You got adults praising her and talking about her following her dreams. Kids don’t have dreams that serious at her age. They’re still in the nightmare stage. They need parental guidance which apparently Willow is not getting. With fame fleeting, Will and Jada better wake up before they have a rich, but not relevant, depressed child.

  • CoCoBiscuit

    …And the 3 Stooge’s do is an Epic Fail.

  • CoCoBiscuit

    Knowledge

  • Wow!

    Seriously, if you went to college then you need to “give your degree back” because your sentence structure and spelling are atrocious.

  • Sydney

    First of all, its ILLEGAL for a child to miss out on her subjects like that.But you really think she has completely stopped her studies? Wow you guys are stupid.

  • Nisha

    I’m just glad she has dreams! Some ppl don;’t even know what they want these days, so the fact that she is driven to go after what she wants is awesome!

  • GIFT

    That’s wut I’m talking about. It’s easy to say what you would or wouldn’t do until that opportunity knocks, and to reinterate an earlier comment,” opportunity doesn’t knock too ofter for anyone.

  • AllBahianGirl

    Willow Smith is f*ckin around with long good-azzed hair Ray Ray from Mindless Behavior. Ray Ray is so cute if I was Willow I wouldn’t be into school either with him around.

  • Shay

    Hello on a different note if you could email me I would love some guidance on stocks!

  • Wila

    Jada get your kids to school luv da smiths but how can willow not be getin an education?

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