Indoctrinate Me!

[xwacky]

Just read a news buzz on yahoo that makes me scratch my head and go WTF?

In a nutshell, it says President Obama has this plan of talking to students across U.S. live via White House website on Sept 8, just in time for Back-to-School, on the importance of education and staying in school.  In preparation for this, Secretary of Education sent out letters to schools across the nation inviting (but not requiring) them to watch the speech and conduct in class discussions regarding the President and his talk.

So far so good?

Well, not so much because apparently this angered some conservatives and they came out to accuse the President and his "agenda."  Some parents even wrote, and I quote: "I sent my children to school to be educated NOT indoctrinated."

Really?  Really?  Are we this contrary?!

For the record, I don't know yet if my son's school will broadcast the live streaming.  But even if they don't, I'll make sure he gets to hear what the President has to say.

Comments

[xwacky.livejournal.com]

No kidding! I'm very excited that Mr. Prez is going to take time out of his busy schedule to speak to the youngsters of this country on the importance of education personally and directly.

From what I gathered, the objection was at the Department of Education sending out that letter to invite the schools to watch. But come on, it was only a suggestion, not a mandatory request. A very good suggestion I might add.

Constructive criticism is one thing, but just for the sake of being contrary (which I think is the case here) is something else.

Thanks for "listening" to my random rant. *hugs*