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So, Uncle Barry wants to give a speech to schoolkids. And they wanted the kids to “Write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. “
Needless to say this sat not well with many. Many are planning to keep thier kids home. Others are deluging the school districts with angry phone calls.
Some bloggers agreed with keeping them home. Others say what's the harm, even though they are virulently anti-Obama.
The idea, the speech, the homework, smack of Totalitarianism. Of indoctrination. Uncle Joe did it in Mother Russia.
Now, I'm not comparing Uncle Barry to Uncle Joe. He's not near as heinous as Stalin.
But even a petty tyrant has to start somewhere. . .
Fortunately, at least for now, I need not worry about it at our schools.
This is from the front page of our school districts website.
My daughter thought she was going to get to stay home Tuesday :)
Information about President Obama's Speech to School Children
Yesterday afternoon we learned that President Obama would like to give a speech to students on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 12:00 noon. We have decided not to air the speech at that time and we have asked teachers not to show it in their classrooms. It is best practice for us to preview materials before we utilize them with students, so we plan to have the speech taped. After the speech has aired, our Administrative Team of Principals and Central Office Personnel will meet to review the material to determine how it can best be incorporated and in what grade levels, if any. If we decide to use the speech in our classrooms, we will inform parents prior to its showing.
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Some Schools Still Have Some Common Sense
So, Uncle Barry wants to give a speech to schoolkids. And they wanted the kids to “Write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. “
Needless to say this sat not well with many. Many are planning to keep thier kids home. Others are deluging the school districts with angry phone calls.
Some bloggers agreed with keeping them home. Others say what's the harm, even though they are virulently anti-Obama.
The idea, the speech, the homework, smack of Totalitarianism. Of indoctrination. Uncle Joe did it in Mother Russia.
Now, I'm not comparing Uncle Barry to Uncle Joe. He's not near as heinous as Stalin.
But even a petty tyrant has to start somewhere. . .
Fortunately, at least for now, I need not worry about it at our schools.
This is from the front page of our school districts website.
My daughter thought she was going to get to stay home Tuesday :)
Information about President Obama's Speech to School Children
Yesterday afternoon we learned that President Obama would like to give a speech to students on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 12:00 noon. We have decided not to air the speech at that time and we have asked teachers not to show it in their classrooms. It is best practice for us to preview materials before we utilize them with students, so we plan to have the speech taped. After the speech has aired, our Administrative Team of Principals and Central Office Personnel will meet to review the material to determine how it can best be incorporated and in what grade levels, if any. If we decide to use the speech in our classrooms, we will inform parents prior to its showing.
- They May Not Have Looked Like Islamists Per Se, But They Were Still Quite Abominable
From France, here's the story of a Muslim mother - not one who wore a hijab, but still quite a disgusting color of character - who named her son "Jihad" and sent him to school with a t-shirt saying "I am a bomb" on it: THE mother and uncle of a three-year-old...
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While Peter Kings begins hearings on the greatest threat to Western Civilization and Culture, President Obama is holding a conference on grade school bullying. . . AP: Obama: Bullying should not be inevitable, accepted WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack...
- Obama Organizing In Public Schools
Offering Intership Positions On His Re-Election Campaign From Atlas Shrugs: An Atlas reader, Chuck, has a student in the eleventh grade in an Ohio High School. Her government class passed out this propaganda recruiting paper so students could sign...
- Like Joe Wilson Said, "you Lie"
From Ace: CATS OUT OF THE BAG.... WaPo Buries the Lead: Obama's Team Scrubbed School Speech of Politically-Charged Elements in Response to Right's CriticismIn a story about how the Obama Administration is debating internally "how hard" to hit...
- Should You Keep Your Kids Home From School Tomorrow?
From Ace of Spades: It's About Trust—Gabriel MalorThe President doesn't have it.School districts in Missouri, Texas, Virgina, Minnesota, and the President's own Illinois have decided not to show the President's speech to children tomorrow....