You are living up to your FReeper name!
Awesome rant!
Just got this email from my daughter’s elementary school (Cy-Fair ISD in Northwest Houston):
“President Obama will deliver a national address to students on the importance of education. The address will take place on September 8, 2009 at 12:00 EST (11:00 a.m. our time). Due to lunch, recess, large group, etc., we will not be stopping instruction to broadcast the speech live.
This is the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation’s students about persisting and succeeding in school. We, at xxx, do feel that this is an important event and encourage students and parents to watch the president’s speech at home.”
So at least I know I won’t have to keep my daughter home.