All the anal haters have amped up their political self righteous denial of civic engagement even after President Obama has amended the wording of the letter writing lesson plan component of his address to America’s school children tomorrow. Fortunately negative publicity almost always guarantees increased viewership and listenership so all the furor will likely result in another blockbuster internet event by the Internet President. (Take that you closed minded boobs)
The retrograde Psuedo-Patriots have once again neutered their children’s opportunity to be a part of history. The first time was denying the opportunity to view the most historic event to this point in the 21st century, President Obama’s inauguration. And now, strike two. Think of the millions of kids who won’t be able to tell their children years from now that they participated directly in this event. Imagine further how they won’t be able to give a sensible reason, without feeling they have to insult grandma and grandpa by revealing their parents bigotry, about why they missed the opportunity to participate in the national dialogue on education with the Leader of the Free World. These are obviously the same parents and school systems around the country who saw the inauguration as irrelevant to lesson plans and educational goals. Laughable, literally.
Neil Steinberg in Sunday’s Chicago SunTimes addressed the matter in his story titled “Hate Denies Kids A Link To Obama”. He recalled his teacher wheeling in the school T.V. when President Nixon addressed the nation’s children decades ago. Steinberg was impressed with Nixon and his Democrat parents didn’t suffer conniption fits. In fact his father encouraged him to write to Nixon about his impressions. As an 8 year old he didn’t follow up on it but dad wasn’t going to lose any sleep over it one way or the other. Lesson and clue to today’s parents.
School systems everywhere are predictably wimping out, especially here around the Chicago area. Numerous suburban districts have been scared off by the so-called controversy. So much for participatory civics. Thanks a lot spineless superintendents of Illinois. So far you’re impressing me about as much as some of the clue bug educational administrators I thought I’d left behind in Alabama – but I digress. (I wonder what the state’s favorite race baiter Sen. Richard Shelby has been saying about this one?)
How the leaders of school districts can think the President’s taking time to encourage our children to have a great start to the school year doesn’t complement the curriculum is beyond me. The fact that Reagan and Bush gave similar address obviously escapes the memory of the Radical Republican Sore Losers. And as one source has informed me, Reagan also “indoctrinated” the nation’s children about the value of tax cuts years ago. But that was “different” wasn’t it? HA!
America still suffers from an achievement gap (mediocrity vs excellence) and a serious technology gap (African Americans vs the rest of the population). Our kids see the consequences from a unique class room perspective. No doubt they can give insight that the rest of us would miss and perhaps never consider. Fortunately my kids are in a school that will show the web cast and whether or not there’s a formal letter writing activity afterwards my children will be doing so. I’m making sure of it personally. Are you going to respect the time honored tradition of Presidential addresses to students? Are you going to teach your children the time honored tradition of writing a letter to the President?
Here’s what I want you to do. While the midget-brained parents with their heads stuck in the sand force their kids to miss out, every one of you should take your children to school tomorrow. Not only that but stay for the webcast. Don’t wallow in ignorance just because so many others insist on doing so. Teach your children to be forward thinking problem solvers and make sure they write those letters to the President.
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