Posted on 09/07/2009 5:34:07 AM PDT by IbJensen
Firestorm Erupted As Critics Charge White House With Indoctrination.
A presidential video address to the nation’s school children erupted into a firestorm of controversy after the White House disseminated an activities list which, among other things, called for grade students to “write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president.”
The president is poised to deliver an address to the nation’s students on September 8th. According to a press release issued by the White House on Wednesday, the speech stresses the “importance of taking responsibility for [students] success in school.”
But, in preparing for the academic video address, the Department of Education promulgated a list of “suggested activities” for K-6 students that had a number of critics crying foul.
Prior to Mr. Obama’s video address, the DOE had asked teachers to “build background knowledge” about Mr. Obama by having students read “books about presidents and Barack Obama.” Teachers were told to ask students why it was important that people listen to the president and other elected officials.
During the video address, teachers were told that students should be thinking about “what the president is trying to tell me” and “what the president wants me to do.” Students were encouraged to record parts of the speech where Mr. Obama gives them an order so they do not forget it.
After the video address, the DOE suggested students “write letters to themselves about what they could do to help the president.”
In response to the controversy, the White House announced Thursday it was changing some of the language in the curriculum guides.
Regarding the suggestion that students write how they could help the president, the language was changed to read: “Write letters to themselves about how they can achieve their short-term and long-term education goals. These would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals.”
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor stressed the language change was done to make the guides clearer and was adamant that the president’s speech is one to encourage students and is not about policy. Some, however, claim the president with using children as political pawns in trying to change the social fabric of the country.
“While I support educating our children to respect both the office of the American President and the value of community service, I do not support using our children as tools to spread liberal propaganda,” Jim Greer, chairman of the Florida GOP, said.
“The address scheduled for September 8, 2009, does not allow for healthy debate on the President’s agenda, but rather obligates the youngest children in our public school system to agree with our President’s initiatives or be ostracized by their teachers and classmates.”
Mr. Greer charged it was hypocritical that “school children across our nation will be forced to watch the President justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other President,” while “public schools can’t teach children to speak out in support of the sanctity of human life or traditional marriage.”
Conservatives also point to an “I Pledge” video recently shown to Utah students; a move that caused the principal to apologize. The video asked students to make a pledge to help the president.
The Obama administration is defusing the controversy by claiming the president’s critics are creating controversy when there should be none.
Mr. Vietor stressed the speech is “about the value of education and the importance of staying in school as part of his effort to dramatically cut the dropout rate.”
But, is the controversy a political maneuver to ambush the president or has the White House overstepped a boundary leading to indoctrination?
“There is a trend with this administration,” said Neil McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. “They don’t realize how regular Americans are going to interpret the words they choose and use.”
Mr. McCluskey pointed to the health care debate and the Henry Lewis Gates controversy as evidence the Obama administration has trouble communicating with Americans. But, unlike the Gates incident which constituted remarks made off the cuff, Mr. McCluskey argued the curriculum guides were different.
“These guides were drafted, reviewed and double checked,” Mr. McCluskey said. “And whether intentional or not, these guides could be easily constructed as encouraging teachers to teach students about Obama and how Obama inspires them.”
Mr. McCluskey noted that this is not a Democrat or Republican issue, but one that calls for the de-federalization of education.
“Politicians will use education for their own ends and that is not what education is supposed to be,” the education expert said.
Fox News just reported that in Broward County Florida if your kids do not show up to school that day they will be punished.
Keep in mind that Broward County is the most liberal county in Florida.
Or...about 90 percent of the students parents should call in sick for them, say they have the “obama flu”...they are having a barack attack...they have a pain in the hussein.
Why doesn’t he just keep his commie mouth shut, shuffle off to Camp David yet again to spend the rest of his evil term of office?
It is time for Americans to take back America from the political class and the lobbyists who are paid by the rich and powerful.
B. Hussein Obama: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your Führer".
Too bad those who go to Washington with the purpose of representing their states and citizens against an ever-intrusive 'central government' end up signing on for the duration and protecting the status of that government as though it was a corporation they'd joined and their duty was to enlarge its influence.
If we were to rid DC of all those who belong in the above category we'd be left with just a handful of true Americans.
You have Ayers and Dohrn behind this speech with their Communist propaganda. IMO that is why ZERO named the Chicago Superintendent of Schools (some of the worst schools in America) to be Education Secretary. He is there to carry out the Education plans of Ayers/Dohrn but they didn’t count on millions of Americans getting angry.
Good for you! When I saw the material that accompanied this for young children in elementary school, I couldn’t believe it. That was pure indoctrination.
My question is if Bill Ayers wrote the literature including the books to be read?
OK, now that's creepy.
"If we cannot teach our students to respect the office of the President how do we support the other lessons in our curriculum that encourage respect for our government and rule of law."
I bet this teacher respected President Bush 100% too. < /sarc>
I know, that sarcasm off was not needed, but just in case some DUmmies read my reply.
My daughter is a sub in the Katy ISD and she intends to stay with the original lesson plans for that day and have the parent/teacher/student open house.
Thanks for making my Labor Day much brighter.
Happy Labor Day to you too newfreep!
Husseins handlers thought they had elected their ticket to the destruction of the US and the enslavement of the American people. They are no doubt surprised that so many folks have come out of the hopey/changey ether.
O and his cohorts in the msm continue to be a malevolent force in the world.
"Pansey!"
Obama IS creepy.....
.....I think he acts like a stalker. He wants ALL CITIZENS to feel his presence.
We are not allowed to live our lives in contentment. He wants us to come "out of our comfort zones." What other president has had made such a personal attempt to breath down the necks of individual private citizens?
But then Obam's NLP and hack hypnosis techniques and commands wouldn't have any effect.
During the video address, teachers were told that students should be thinking about “what the president is trying to tell me” and “what the president wants me to do.” Students were encouraged to record parts of the speech where Mr. Obama gives them an order so they do not forget it.
This speech, like all Obama's speeches, is designed to induce a hypnotic trance, and the "suggested activities” are mind-control techniques intended to reinforce the COMMANDS given during the speech.
I have not seen the video, but I predict it will contain:
- Trance Inductions
- Hypnotic Anchoring
- Pacing and Leading
- Pacing, Distraction and Utilization
- Critical Factor Bypass
- Stacking Language Patterns - Preprogrammed Response Adaptation
- Linking Statements/ Causality Bridges
- Secondary Hidden Meanings/Imbedded
Suggestions
- Emotion Transfer
- Non-Dominant Hemisphere Programming
Obama’s techniques are deliberate and very practiced. They are covert to anyone who is not familiar with the science behind the language patterns and gestures he is using. The meta-information embedded in his speeches is deception and psychological manipulation.
If you have ever wondered why it is so difficult to recall a single memorable line from any of his speeches or why he uses a teleprompter so much, or why he uses such strange pacing and hand gestures, look here:
Download obamas_hidden_hypnosis.pdf
Cordially,
Was his first speech released? And wasn’t there a requirement that students read 1 of 2 books about his ego?
Thank the Republicrat Party for dishing up a hoarse whisperer to head the bankrupt ticket and allow this America-hating weasel to occupy the White House!
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