Posted on 09/06/2009 10:36:11 AM PDT by Maceman
I live in Metrowest Boston. I have raised the issue of Obama's upcoming speech with my 10-year-old daughter, who is well aware of my negative feelings about him. (I don't know whether or not the school is planning to have the kids watch it, but I suspect not since the Superintendant's office hadn't even know about it as of last Wednesday when I called to inquire.)
Anyway, my daughter told me that every kid in her school hates Obama. I asked her why, and she told me: "Because he wanted to make the school day longer."
I don't know that her assessment about "every kid in the school" is accurate, but I do believe her when she tells me that all her friends are really angry at Obama about this -- the ones whose parents voted for him.
So he may actually find himself facing a tough crowd.
BTW, for those who don't remember, here is an article from last March about Obama's proposal to extend the school day.
From one ten year to God’s ear. lol
More hours in the school day means fewer hours being influenced by their families. Obama has no interest in improving the quality of public education, only in the quality of re-education.
If Baracko loses “the children”, all he’ll have left are the union thugs and the ACORNs. I can see why he wants to lecture them and get them back into line.
Another problem: the airing will be around 11:00 am for Texas children if I read correctly....that hits during lunch for some kids..... have you ever been in front of a herd of hungry school kids?
Offer them pie.
Good one
Having been a student at one time, and remembering what was going on during any sort of announcements/films..... if given the choice to listen to an adult, even the President, drone on for 20 minutes, OR sit in the auditorium or library or cafeteria with a bunch of other friends...what am I going to choose???? lol
Thanks for the link to this article. I’ve changed my stance on the speech. I posted the link on Facebook saying I’m all for the kids listening to Obama as long as they get this article first. I hope the liberal teachers go ahead and issue the extra homework as well. The kids will LOVE that.
Please. The kids in my school who were in the auditorium (as opposed to some who were able to view in classrooms or the library -- only so much bandwidth available), those kids in the auditorium were absolutely disgraceful for the inauguration, start to finish. I don't think they'd behave any better for this -- not a historic moment but just a speech.
11 is what I thought, but the letter we got said 1:00. I don't know if the none too bright supt. can't tell time or it was a typo. It said the district wasn't going to make them watch but left it up the the individual teacher and parents could sign to opt out. And the school was going to put it on dvd if anyone wanted it. What a @#^%&*$@ and this in Bush Country of Texas but it might be that it was the easy way out. Mine are teens so I signed the letter and told them I didn't care one way or the other if they wanted to use it as a get out of jail free card. Most likely, our Republican teachers will stick to their normal classroom activites.
Ah, HOPE does live.
This Narcissist should have done a 3 minute, "welcome to the school year, work hard, set goals, you can achieve anything" to be aired over the public address system during the morning announcements - not a big deal everyone needs to tune in kind of thing - and no one would have said a thing about it.
A narcissist absolutely cannot do something like that. In the end, it's all about *him*...
the infowarrior
I’m pleased to hear it. Especially coming from Mass state.
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