On September 8th, Obama will be on a webcast for all the kids in public schools to watch and hear what he says. What say yee, appropriate or no?
Also, I understand this isn't the most unbaised of sources but:
http://townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2009/09/02/abusing_school_kids_with_pro-obama_propaganda
To prepare for this great event, the Department of Education orders teachers in Grades 7 to 12 to ask their students: Why does President Obama want to speak with us today? How will he inspire us? How will he challenge us? After the great event, the department suggests that teachers of younger students (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6) should instruct their students to write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. These should be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals.
That sounds at best like the kind of lame shit that no one takes seriously in high school, and at worst leaning toward "indoctrination."
If W had had elementary school kids watch his speech and write down what they could do to help him, would you have reacted differently?
sorry if this is a dupe, I couldn't find any other thread about this.
edit: Personally I feel a speech addressed to the children would be fine and proper, but in school I think it is inappropriate.
double edit:
links to activities & letters to principals
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Triple edit:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/
Text of speech. Nothing objectionable in it, so I say "shit that no one in high school takes seriously," and the POTUS shouldn't be addressing kids during class time.