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There is no question the public has a right to question government. It is afterall "their" government. However much of this had devolved into nothing but pettyness.
Take for example the Arlington school district in Texas. This school district declined to show Obama's speech to its students. However it is also going to bus 500 of its students to an event near Dallas to listen to a speech given by GW Bush.
I simply don't understand the rationale behind this except to say, it is petty. Go to any other industrialized nation in the world and they simply don't play these kind of games with children's education. This is why they own us now.
There is no question the public has a right to question government. It is afterall "their" government. However much of this had devolved into nothing but pettyness.
Take for example the Arlington school district in Texas. This school district declined to show Obama's speech to its students. However it is also going to bus 500 of its students to an event near Dallas to listen to a speech given by GW Bush.
I simply don't understand the rationale behind this except to say, it is petty. Go to any other industrialized nation in the world and they simply don't play these kind of games with children's education. This is why they own us now.
Definitely agree... we absolutely have the right to question our government. Thats what makes this country so wonderful...
The issue wasn't that there was a message from the president. The problem was that there was a lesson plan requiring students to explain what they can do for him as president. The irritation was that the president's job is to work for and serve Americans, not the other way around. The whole lesson plan was revised and is fine in its current configuration. Again, he devised a poorly researched agenda.
The trip to see ex-president G.W. Bush is a fieldtrip. It is voluntary. There is no similarity between a voluntary field trip and a mandatory lesson plan (in the original form) to enhance a career.
I think its an absolute shame that this is even an issue. It was never an issue when President Reagan wanted to talk to me and my fellow classmates about saying no to drugs. My parents (who were democrats), never questioned or showed me any sign of disrespect when OUR PRESIDENT wanted to talk to us about education... NEVER.
Agreed. For so many people to get so bent out of shape about the fact that the current President was to address the schoolchildren of the nation is simply sad and pathetic. This was not an attempt to start a 21st century, American version of the Hitler Youth - it was just an address to the kids of this country. However, in this bipartisan country full of many simple-minded people whose sociopolitical knowledge is limited to soundbytes from the radio or TV personality of their choice, even this became politicized and blown out of proportion. The fact that this became such a big deal actually makes me feel somewhat embarassed about our country as a whole.
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