Posted on 09/03/2009 6:45:37 PM PDT by IbJensen
Is the president using his bully pulpit to push social change in America's schools?
Neal McClusky with the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom believes the Obama administration is engaging in outright indoctrination of school children. He says that on September 8, Obama will address schools nationwide -- and in conjunction with that speech, school teachers have been sent study packets and a letter from the Department of Education, complete with assignments and questions to ask their students.
"The letter says that 'no other task is more critical to our economic future and our social progress than what these schools do.' Now that alone is a little disturbing because it suggests that the schools are supposed to be pushing social change," McClusky notes.
Some of the suggested discussion questions teachers are to ask students include: "Does the speech make you want to do anything?" and "Are we able to do what the president is asking of us?" Calls to the Department of Education in order ascertain the topic of the speech have not been returned. (See editor's note below)
How would you expect the media to react if President George W. Bush was making a speech to the nation's students along with study packets and teacher assignments?
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Stay away from our kids, evil one!
I opted my kids out of this speech, IF the teachers intend to show it.
But here’s my question. On Glenn Beck, he showed the National Endowment for the Arts secret conversation. The speaker said there were four areas that the administration wanted to focus on...education, environment, healthcare...but didn’t mention the fourth. Does anyone know what the fourth is? Economy? Indoctrination? Socialism?
There are three types of people in the world.
Those who can count and those who can't.
Which one are you? :p
Obama’s got the Hollywood libs pledging to be the “servants” of the President. It’s creepy. This with the school kids is worse.
HAHAHAH!!! Great reply! Thank you...you made my day (I have a degree in math).
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