[Republic of Texas]

The sad part is that the students could probably do the speech without a teleprompter.

[Cvengr]

Yes. Recognizing his audience had begun training in social studies, the Obama staff recognized his audience might see right through him if he improvized. Hence the prewritten speech and teleprompter delivery to keep him on his agenda and not theirs. The TOTUS.

[TigersEye]

The sad part is that the students could probably do the speech without a teleprompter.

And probably would be required to to get a passing grade.