What was the big deal about Obama's education speech?

[imabrat]

I watched it. I didn't have any issue with it. I thought it was fairly short, very positive, and inspiring of some sorts.

I don't get it. Why was anyone refusing to let their kids watch?

 

[cindys_castle2011]

Ah a lot of people were saying it was suppose to be a political speech.

I guess parents that are against Obama and his views on things, didn't want him 'manipulating' their children.

I can understand that when it's young children, but I think the high schooler's should have decided by their self.

I didn't watch it, but I did read it.

I try not to get to into the political stuff, they seem to cause A LOT of controversy these days.

I thought the speech was very inspiring and well written. I liked it.

It made me think about my school and my future, and thats what he wanted. His speech to inspire and make kids think about how what they do now, affects them tremendously in the longrun.

 

[Babyjustrun]

I'm currently watching it, and I see nothing wrong with it. His speech reminds me of any other speech I've heard on education (of course I like his more, the ones we get at school during study hall hurt me).
The only thing he can manipulate a kid into doing is putting as much effort as possible.
How is that bad?

 

[I Am What I Am]

People have a problem with it cause people just want something to complain about.

 

[::Snow_White::]

Edit: I Read it. Seriously, people tell us this stuff all the time, I don't know what they got all flustered about. And he even mentioned Jk Rowling!

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Our school was not alowed to watch it. My parents would have been fine with me watching it, but pretty much every school district voted against it.

When I was in Social Studies class, this was our conversation about it:
Teacher: "As some of you may know, we're not watching President Obama's speech today, because *blah blah*. So, how many of you would NOT be alowed to watch it, if we had chosen to watch it?"

24 out of 30 kids raised there hands (Not me- I didn't even know anything about the speech! I didn't even know what it was about :] )

Teacher: "Well, I read it this morning and it was so beautiful and wonderful *blah blah*"

Basically, she was saying that the kids that raised there hands' parents didn't know what they were talking about.

I didn't really care, I'm told that stuff all the time, even when it comes from the President, I don't think it did much when tons of kids weren't alowed to watch it or didn't watch it in school. IMO.

(sorry this was so long!)

 

[Sparx]

he asked students to write a letter to themselves about how they could help the president.

conservatives feel that they don't need to help the president, or support him at all, even though they live in this country too (although more often than not, it seems that many of us are finding ourselves in a fantasy world where its a bad thing when the president tells children to stay in school.)

many conservative parents kept their children home from school to shield them from the evilness of someone encouraging them to support their government, voice their opinions, and get an education.

 

[pigletlover91]

I started school today and the district said we were going to be to busy to watch it. We didn't do a thing in any of thoses clases just going over the rules and getting to know you boring stuff. In journalism we were talking on how stupid it was that we couldn't watch it because the rules took at least 15 minutes and we have block classes so we just talked most of the time which was a waste.

 

[AmandaSparks730]

We were supposed to watch it in school--got a big message from the superindenant the other night--all secondary schools in the district were supposed to. But we didn't for some reason.

Some of the History classes might've. Then again, I was in Spanish/lunch at the time, and US politics are irrelevant to Spanish class.

On the other hand, the entire school watched the inagauration, so...?

 

[AliceinHalloweentown]

he asked students to write a letter to themselves about how they could help the president.

conservatives feel that they don't need to help the president, or support him at all, even though they live in this country too (although more often than not, it seems that many of us are finding ourselves in a fantasy world where its a bad thing when the president tells children to stay in school.)

many conservative parents kept their children home from school to shield them from the evilness of someone encouraging them to support their government, voice their opinions, and get an education.

This post FTW!

I read it to my mom and she said kids are smarter than adults most of the time

 

[crazytp93]

Today was the first day of school for most kids here in the East/Northeast. (I start tomorrow.)

The first day is hectic enough, how do you find time to watch his speech? (or any speech/unrelated school activity for that matter)

 

[Sparx]

Today was the first day of school for most kids here in the East/Northeast. (I start tomorrow.)

The first day is hectic enough, how do you find time to watch his speech? (or any speech/unrelated school activity for that matter)

many schools have already been in session for quite awhile. the high school i went to started back on august 11th.

and, i know first days really only give out syllabuses/go over class rules (unless things have drastically changed from the last few months when i went to public school) so honestly, there is quite a bit of down time after all of that ten minutes of explanation.

 

[laurenluvsdisney]

he asked students to write a letter to themselves about how they could help the president.

conservatives feel that they don't need to help the president, or support him at all, even though they live in this country too (although more often than not, it seems that many of us are finding ourselves in a fantasy world where its a bad thing when the president tells children to stay in school.)

many conservative parents kept their children home from school to shield them from the evilness of someone encouraging them to support their government, voice their opinions, and get an education.

I don't think that is a fair thing to say about conservatives. Did we all forget how almost nobody supported our last president? Why is there always a double standard?

 

[Ampris]

I don't think that is a fair thing to say about conservatives. Did we all forget how almost nobody supported our last president? Why is there always a double standard?

Nobody supported our last president after two terms in office. That's the difference. He'd had time to really piss people off and turn them against him by his own actions in that time. Not really the same thing.

 

[Sparx]

I don't think that is a fair thing to say about conservatives. Did we all forget how almost nobody supported our last president? Why is there always a double standard?

our last president had a low approval rating after he had 8 years to make everyone mad. obama hasn't been in office for a whole year yet, so yes. i think its quite far to say. when people already disapprove of a speech they haven't even heard, yes, i think what i said was very fair.

 

[laurenluvsdisney]

our last president had a low approval rating after he had 8 years to make everyone mad. obama hasn't been in office for a whole year yet, so yes. i think its quite far to say. when people already disapprove of a speech they haven't even heard, yes, i think what i said was very fair.

I'm sorry, I just don't agree. In my opinion, there is a HUGE double standard. Here is an article that I found about the first President Bush and a speech that he gave...

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/When-Bush-spoke-to-students-Democrats-investigated-held-hearings-57694347.html