Many people, especially republicans, are upset that Obama wants to talk directly to school students on Tuesday, September 8. They think it is an indoctrination speech designed to brainwash kids into being socialists. Our own school has an official statement regarding this speech: The district position on the advertised President Obama speech on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, is that we will not alter classrooms regularly scheduled curriculum to watch the televised speech in grades K-8. Also, our understanding is that it will be presented to students that they should sign some sort of pledge at the conclusion of the speech. We are sure this will be a relatively harmless document, but HCSD will not participate in any orchestrated individual or group effort to get students to write or sign some type of "pledge" without parent and/or school review. At the 9-12 level class time will not be taken up in watching the speech unless it coincides with part of the regularly scheduled curriculum. Our recommendation to parents would be that should the like to have their child watch the speech it could provide a valuable "teaching moment" to record the speech at home, watch it as a family and use the occasion to discuss the political process. See what the controversy is all about here: Official White House Web SiteCNN Video Explaining Controversy Here is a link to his entire speech: Obama's Speech to Students You can find the lesson plans that the White House created for teachers below.
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I think that watching the speech would be ok, but I am not going to sign some stupid pledge. I dont need a piece of paper to say that I am going to stay in school.
Im good with us watchign the speech but I refuse to sign some pledge so I can watch a speech what am I supposed to do if I dont agree with it im not going against my beliefs to watch a speech from a president I don't even like.
4Nathan > 3BrandonJamesSeptember 10, 2009 at 8:37pm
I agree that it would be okay to show the speech, but I think Obama is crazy if he wants kids to sign a pledge without their parents being at the school. I think that this could make Obama's popularity go down in his presidency.
I had to say that, as it was true. In my opinion, I think it should be viewed by all schools, as the only legit objection to it is that it is being funded by tax payer's money. Others are just republicans who don't want their kids to hear anything ever said by Obama haha.
Mr. Bruns > JB N ME 2GETHER 4EVERSeptember 7, 2009 at 6:36pm
This discussion went up on Friday. I beat you to the punch. But, as long as no one else in your class already did this topic, you will be fine.
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