"There were no formalized activities or playing of the president’s address today. We had other pressing issues to attend to related to academic achievement. If teachers are going to be showing the presidential address they will be recording it and showing it at a later time. This will be done only if the address connects with their curriculum and they have my approval. As of now I have only received one inquiry about showing parts of the speech"
You’re lucky. I couldn’t get a straight answer from the school district or my sons’ high school. My boys did tell me on Friday that all their teachers were adamant about showing it. My sons said their teachers did not mention an “out” if they didn’t want to watch it so I made that decision for them.
I still think what Obama did was wrong. Besides, the kids this speech was aimed toward aren’t the ones who would be in school watching it anyway. And from what I read of the speech, what kindergarten - 5th grader would sit and listen, much less retain, what this man said? It all just burns me up. I don’t care if he said to the students “God is awesome, listen to your parents or America is the greatest planet on the face of the earth.” He has no right to address my kids in class and bypass my husband and me, and all the other parents out there.