A suggested lesson plan that calls on school kids to write letters to themselves about what they can do to help President Obama is troubling some education experts, who say it establishes the president as a "superintendent in chief" and may indoctrinate children to support him politically.
Does this scare the hell out of anyone else?? I, for one, do not plan on letting my children attend school on that day and will address my issues with the school board to excuse my children from taking any part in it.
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I too will be asking my kids school if they will be allowing this in the class room. I dang sure don't want this POS President having anything to do what so ever with my child's education. He has absolutely no business addressing children in any capacity.
My kids will get a 4 day weekend if it is allowed in our HS.
Of course my kids would probably just tell any Obama supporting kids where the cow eats the cabbage.
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I too will be asking my kids school if they will be allowing this in the class room. I dang sure don't want this POS President having anything to do what so ever with my child's education. He has absolutely no business addressing children in any capacity.
My kids will get a 4 day weekend if it is allowed in our HS.
Of course my kids would probably just tell any Obama supporting kids where the cow eats the cabbage.
Mine too come to think of it. So keeping them out might serve to keep them out of trouble!
I don't think you have to worry, though. From my understanding, it's addressed to K through 6th grade. Train 'em young I guess.
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The Obama administration is rethinking its course recommendations for students ahead of President Obama's address to the the nation's schoolchildren next week, rewriting its suggestions to teachers for student assignments on how to "help the president,"
The Washington Times reported Thursday that presidential aides acknowledged they helped the U.S. Education Department write the suggested assignments, which stirred criticism by many who say Obama is trying to indoctrinate the education system.
White House aides said the language was supposed to be a inspirational, pro-education message to America's youths, but its unintended consequences were evident.
Among the activities initially suggested for pre-K to 6th grade students was to "write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president."
Another assignment for students after hearing the speech was to discuss what "the president wants us to do."
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If you need to remove your children from a situation completely to be sure they won't be suckered in to a bad idea/situation, you and your kids have already lost.
Make sure they receive a quality classical education, and teach them to have a healthy distrust of authority and people from either side of the aisle, and you never have to worry about what drivel they're exposed to in daily life.
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Now THAT'S the best post of the day - period. A ggod lesson for all in your words here Magman.
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Originally Posted by MagnumMan308
If you need to remove your children from a situation completely to be sure they won't be suckered in to a bad idea/situation, you and your kids have already lost.
Make sure they receive a quality classical education, and teach them to have a healthy distrust of authority and people from either side of the aisle, and you never have to worry about what drivel they're exposed to in daily life.
I like that idea. I’m going to have my upper level biology classes writing papers to themselves on creationism and what they can do to lead a better life through creationism. Then in 5 months I’m going to hold them accountable for what they wrote.
Big difference in open dialogue and indoctrination.
I am a teacher. Head of the district dept.. I know what was asked by the president. Please explain why they have to write about helping the President, instead of a less polarizing open ended prompt?
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Last edited by burniegoeasily; 09-03-2009 at 11:01 AM.
If you need to remove your children from a situation completely to be sure they won't be suckered in to a bad idea/situation, you and your kids have already lost.
Make sure they receive a quality classical education, and teach them to have a healthy distrust of authority and people from either side of the aisle, and you never have to worry about what drivel they're exposed to in daily life.
I understand what your trying to say, but you're over simplifying things and missing the overall point.
First, if you're one of millions of Americans who must use the public school system, you cannot guarantee that they will receive a quality "classical education." You can try to do it yourself, but you cannot deny that any one who spends that much time in any environment can be greatly influenced by it.
And we're talking about K through 6th grade here. I don't think the majority of those students should be taught to have a "healthy distrust" of authority. Disrespect for authority is part of the big problem with kids now. Distrust will equal disrespect.
And, at any rate, the main point was not to protect them from the info (although that is a big part of it), the main point is not to take part in a socialist indoctrination program.
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