There has been a lot of controversy this past week regarding a speech that President Barack Obama is planning on making to schoolchildren this week. Not so much the speech itself, but the suggested lesson plans that were to go along with it (before they were changed). Reading the lesson plan, I wouldn't write something like this as a question: "What can you do to help the President?" and "Write a letter to yourself on what you can do to help the President." It read like indoctrination to me.
So my plan this weekend was to "inoculate" the stepkids when they were here this weekend by reminding them that it isn't their job to do anything for the President of the United States.
But when I went to pick them up this weekend, I took a look at the newsletter and noticed a letter to parents from the superintendent of the Newfound Regional School District, Marie Ross, regarding the speech. She said the students wouldn't be watching it in class and if they wanted their child to watch it they should tape the speech.
Thank you, Marie Ross!
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