How many are thinking of keeping their kids home on Sept. 8th? My neighbor called me this morning and said that she's thinking of keeping her kids home that day. I think it's a great idea, and a I think the message would be sent that we don't want our children indoctrinated into the socialist ideology!!!!
I am going to talk to our principal and possibly the super to ask what alternative activities they have planned for the kids who will not hear the messiah. I am curious to hear what they have to say. My guess is they will try to make it seem like it is only a civics lesson and it will be so great that our president is actually speaking to our children. I will tell them that if there is no alternative, my girls will not be there at all. Jeff.
What a great way to send a message, I think we need to let our schools know we won't participate. I sent an email to everyone I know. I'm sure they are going to see how many kids here the message and how many don't!!!! Just don't send you kids to school. If they are in school that day, it won't show up!!!!!
Send your kids to school and use it as teaching moment. This won't be the first or last time someone tries to influence your kid against your wishes.
Keeping the kid home will likely place a chip on the teacher's shoulder with your kid's name on it, and possibly isolate your kid from classmates. Where kids are concerned, a parent's best move is to keep their mouths shut in public and open it in private.
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. Robert Frost
Just like the "report your fishy neighbor" debacle, it has been reported that the D.O.E. is making changes to the "curriculum" that it had married to the 20 minute "public service announcement"
the girls have been instructed before this day came. I am 100% sure they will use reason and logic in performing the task set on them. in fact, if one or both dont reference "Animal Farm" i will be very surprised. One of them told me yesterday that fair wasnt everybody egtting the same thing, fair was people getting what the deserve. I asked her to define "getting" and she though about it a split second and sait "not get, but keep". Not bad for an 11 year old.
My kid is all torqued up over this. I told him it would be better to go to school and protest the whole thing, perhaps organize civil disobedience. The important thing is that by boycotting this thing, it takes the opponents' voice out of the event. My son is going to ask his teachers about it all today and wants to know why his school district is now all of a sudden a propaganda machine for the federal government.
This is unprecedented here in the US, but using the youth as a tool of the state is not unknown.
I don't have any children or grandchildren in school now (kids too old, grandchildren too young) so I'm lucky. If I did, I think I'd let those old enough to discern a public service announcement from a propaganda/recruitment address listen, form their own opinions, and be prepared to give the sheeple who believe this crap some hell and a dose of reality. If the kids are too young to discern the difference, take 'em hunting/fishing for the day and really enrich their lives!
We will survive this mess by keeping our wits about us and reacting appropriately to the power grabs when necessary.
Dave Sticks and stones may break my bones ... but hollow-points expand on impact.
My grandson (11) asked his parents if he could skip school that day when he found out what was going on. Looks like him hearing the influential adults in his life bad mouth Obongo has had the desired effect.
I bet some of the teachers will be handing out "assignments" based on this speech. Then if your child is not there he will have to make up said assignment anyway or take a "0"....kinda sucks in my opinion.
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."
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."
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the changes to the language are intended to make the lesson plans clearer. He added that the speech is not a policy speech, but is intended to encourage kids to work hard and commit to school.
The speech is "about the value of education and the importance of staying in school as part of his effort to dramatically cut the dropout rate," Vietor said.
The Washington Times was first to report. Thursday that the plan was being reconsidered. Presidential aides also acknowledged to the newspaper that 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.
My thought is that they will monitor how many kids attend that day. They won't care if they are in the classroom or in the bathroom. They'll use that little tid bit of info for the future. For this first attempt, I think the resounding, "We don't want our kids to hear this" will be loud if the kids just don't show up.
It's nice to see kids who have an opinion!!!! I agree, go hunting or fishing!!!! A much better education.
I don't have kids in school now either, but there is no way in hell I would let them attend school that day. It is dictatorship, plain and simple. Brainwash them early, tell them "what they can do for the president". MY A$$!
I have a grand daughter in the 7th grade,her mom(my daughter)teaches at the same school.I will see if I am allowed to watch with her and then we can discuss the propaganda later.
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