Here's a letter to the principal ... with attachments:
Posted on 09/02/2009 12:42:19 PM PDT by AFPhys
Glad my son will not be in school anyways, otherwise I might borrow this from you. ;)
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“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
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He alone, who owns the youth, gains the Future!
— Adolf Hitler, speech at the Reichsparteitag, 1935
Have your kids play solitaire on their laptops. Works for Dems in the legislature.
Keeping a child out of school is your choice. It may not have the effects you intend. When your son/daughter has to explain why they stayed home, they may be embarrassed and put on the spot. The teacher and fellow students could make them feel silly.
I bet that President Obama’s speech will be something President Bush could have said — benign — since it will be watched nationwide. If there is widespread antagonism to his speech and his speech turns out to be something along the lines of a Bill Cosby speech, it actually could be favorable to President Obama. The public may think that opposition to everything Pres Obama does is overboard.
Pick your battles or you may lose the war.
Send the kids to school...with omama Joker Shirts on!! Peaceful protest.
Just another example of Obama the Narcissist getting his rocks off
No disrespect Kay, but Obama's intentions on this is the most transparent portion of his agenda since swearing in on Jan 21, 2009:
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I agree with you that parents need to consider how they wish to respond to this, but RESPONSE is important. Passivity in this situation is the WRONG response.
This came out from the executive office only one week ago, and apparently some schools haven’t yet gotten the word. Some have, and claim they won’t participate. Some are going whole hog, apparently. I believe that all parents should let their neighbors, and their children’s parents know about this White House propaganda campaign. Even if this is completely benign, it is a federal government intrusion into an area it as never trod before. Do Americans want this type of presence in their school? I know my own answer to the question.
Other responses I saw that I consider very good are these:
From GreatPlains:
“Instead of keeping the kids at home parents should go to school WITH their children and make sure that the indoctrination doesn’t happen. That is exactly what I will be doing. I’ll sit in my child’s classroom during the address and any discussion and I will be prepared with facts and information to better inform the teacher and students as needed. Why run away when you can meet this head on. I’ll correct all of the misinformation given during the address and I’ll reach more than just my kid, I’ll reach the whole class.
Bring it on.”
From jpehrlich:
“I am hoping to help out Moms who work who want to keep their kids out that day AND organize an outing at a local park for stay at home Moms so we can meet!
I am a retired RN and wish to perfect my granny-ing skills!”
Absolutely, the key word is RESPOND.
I have emailed my children’s principals to find out if they are planning on participating. I haven’t heard back from them yet. In our area, this would not be popular, so I’m guessing they will not. I am prepared to keep my kids home, however, if they surprise me.
They could say they were quarantined due to swine flu...
Dear Principal,
Just a note to let you know that my son’s absence from school yesterday was quite necessary. He had begun slicing his drives and pulling his mid-irons. We spent some important teaching/learning time on the Country Club driving range and later played 9 holes. You’ll be happy to know that this condition seems to have stabilized, as he hit 7 greens in regulation. Ah, but his putting!! We are looking forward to our acting-President’s next school time address to students.
Regards,
Dad
Bump
I’ve written to our district superintendent and the principal of my son’s school asking if they will be required to watch. I’m going to give the district the benefit of the doubt and give them the opportunity to opt out. If they don’t, I go to the school board.
My point was that my child, his teachers and his parents are the best (and only) people to make determinations or pronouncements about his education. Considering that education is not Constitutionally a Federal matter, I think I’m right in saying so.
Write the excuse as ...
swine flu...
pun intended.
Pingarooo...
Nice sentiment, but vetoed nevertheless.
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