Tomorrow President Obama will give a speech directed to the schoolkids of the US. You can read it here. http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/
Jack's school will allow students to watch the speech only if they send in a signed note & those students will watch it in a designated area. Does this seem crazy to anyone??? President Obama is our president & I imagine that if he decided to visit Jack's school or any school he would be welcomed with open arms not with a signed note admittance only.
One argument is that parents don't think a president should speak directly to their children w/o the parents knowing what he will say ahead of time. I wonder if those same parents preview all the tv shows & movies/media that their children watch. So much is thrown at our kids thru tv that is truly negative & violent, but I don't think our president (the one we elected) will do anything but inspire the young people...especially those students that need a positive role model. They may even go home & explain to their parents that Obama isn't so bad.
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I'm glad you wrote about this. I was wondering about what Dublin schools were doing regarding the speech.
BTW we decided not to have a TV in our new house. We're going on our 3rd month without any TV or movies of any sort without any complaints. And yes, I'm really glad the kids don't see the commercials and other stuff you mentioned...
Hope you had a nice day off! We sure did!
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