Friday, September 4, 2009

Obama's speech in school

yep I have an opinion too. I have a 6 year old in first grade, so It hits home for me.
I developed my opinion within 2 seconds of hearing of it.
I have seen people who like the idea and people who don't. I have seen rational arguments for not wanting their children to see it and I have seen these people being called names and told to chill out, and I understand where they are coming from.

personally I could care less what he says, they won't be paying attention anyway. The thing with me is, my kids know we do not approve of this man. He is in a position of power but that in no way gives him the right of passage to speak to my kids without me present. I don't know how things went down with Reagan or the other Bush, it really didn't matter to me then, I didn't have a child in school then.

I don't trust this man, and if I tell my kids that then say ok he is telling you a good thing here, I sound hypocritical, and I just don't want to go down that road. I watch very carefully what my kids are exposed to, i visit the school even.
the teachers are given a free ride here to open a dialogue about how great the president is, and since most teachers are liberal, there is only one way that conversation can end up.

Kiddlet already wants to believe everything his teacher tells him instead of me, I have to prove things otherwise, and most things I am ok with that, It is good for me to have a reason to teach him to question things, but I don't want Obama to have face time with my son without me there to have an on the spot dialogue with him, the teachers should not be put in this position either.

My gut feeling is, this is just creepy. Though these are government schools (single payer systems in which most people feel trapped to enter into) why wouldn't the government want to speak to its government subjects.

my finger is always on the trigger to pull him out and homeschool. But so far I am pleased with the school, with only a couple of minor things being taught which I would rather have been left out of the curriculum.

I contacted my child's school - they aren't showing the speech. I will however watch it at home. though like I said the content of the speech is irrelevant to the purposes behind doing it.

He is president, ultimately I have to stand behind him, but I don't trust him and I don't like any of his marxist policies.