Sep 04 2009
President Obama’s address to students
I am fully convinced (and already was previously to this) that my kids go to the greatest school in the country. I love their school and this makes me love it even more:
“One of the pillars of our school is to ‘Inspire integrity and a spirit of citizenship.’ With that thought in mind, we have decided to air the live broadcast of this historical opportunity at the school for students in grades K-8.”
“We will have alternate classrooms with educational activities available for students whose parents would like to ‘opt-out’ of viewing the address. We also will have room available for parents who would like to come to the school to view the address together with their child.”
I am very happy that we are not subject to the decision made by the school district here, which was to not show the address (completely lame).
Obviously, I am just fine with my kids listening to the President of the United States encourage them in their education. Of course, I also let Taylor read President Obama’s books when he saw them on my nightstand as I was reading them. He is a very intelligent, intuitive, inquisitive child (although the word child really does not apply to him) who deserves the opportunity to think for himself.
I think a lot of people were frustrated with the fact the he had not previously made available the content of the address.
It was made clear that the address would be available on Monday, September 7th. I just think it’s very extreme to be up in arms over the President of our country addressing children about getting a good education. For people to say he was going to brainwash their children or use mind control is so ludicrous.
Yeah, but it would be the exact same if there was a conservative President in office. Liberals would be attacking him/her for it.
Probably. There is such a huge, nasty partisan divide in this country with such a lack of respect for the other side (coming from both sides). I, personally, have absolutely no problem with the POTUS speaking to my child about education whether it is a Republican or Democratic president. I believe that a president should do that.