Comments on: President Obama’s Speech to School Children

By: riley

riley — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:11:47 +0000

Certainly could have done without the last sentence.

By: yukonbushgrma

yukonbushgrma — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:33:38 +0000

“Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.”

To me this was the crux of the whole address. We need to help our kids to ask questions — why are we studying this … why do we do this every day … why do we have to go to school … how will school help me in my life? And most importantly, when I’m older and facing a crisis, what questions will I be prepared to ask?

It all comes down to learning those things you don’t know. And if you don’t ask questions … like the prez said, how will you ever find out?

I am so proud of my president for talking about things he doesn’t know, and admitting he needs to talk to others who can answer his questions.

If our kids can do that, as a country we can truly be proud of them.

Great job, Mr. President! I wish my kids were still in school to experience your address, because I think it would have impacted them greatly.

By: LH

LH — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:39:14 +0000

Oh, the unmitigated horror! The President of the United States wants to speak to our school-aged children and encourage them to get a good education! Stuff their ears with cotton, and send them to school blindfolded, Mildred! We don’t want our children exposed to this sort of nonsense! Maybe the kids should take a sick day.

Surely there’s something more important, more vital worth causing a hoopla about than President Obama giving a speech to our children. How about we channel our hoopla-creating skills into doing something positive about turning the economy around? Or, gasp, fixing the health-care system, if indeed it can be fixed?

By: debinOH

debinOH — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:29:56 +0000

Re: post #63 – It is James Dobson – believe me I know. My sister has every book he ever wrote + all his ridiculous newsletters (she kept them in her bathroom – kind of ironic if you ask me). Most Evangelicals/Southern Baptist LOVE him as well as the members of SP’s church.

I am sad to say that to the rest of the world (who really like President Obama) we look like a bunch of morons. You can thank the MSM that SP so dearly hates. There is hardly anything on the meetings that are pro-health care just the stupid teabaggers in all their glory. Why they don’t report the pro – hmmm, I wonder? I know they look ridiculous, you know they look ridiculous but it must sell.

By: trisha

trisha — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:53:10 +0000

Think about President Obama’s words (below) and then think about Ms Quitty pants.
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The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
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What a difference in role models for our youth. Palin, who barely got an BA degree, and then quit mid-stream for the money. Gee kids, don’t study, don’t work hard, don’t be concerned with keeping your word….just go for the cash. Shameful.

She has the nerve to think she has the right to be adding her opinion to President Obama’s policies? She doesn’t deserve to be in the same room with him.

By: tigerwine

tigerwine — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:30:12 +0000

All teachers in the group: I just heard Bill Kristol saying that it was a slap in the face to teachers for the White House to provide the teaching aides to educators on this speech. Said it made it seem like they wouldn’t know how to handle it without it being provided by Obama. Would you please jump in and tell him about curriculum aides? You can tell he has never been a teacher!

By: AKinOK

AKinOK — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:54:23 +0000

The school my daughter goes to will preview the speech and select what will be shown. I have it scheduled to record at home and will let her watch the whole thing tonight. I will also be sending my nieces and nephews who live with thier dad a copy of the speech, as I know how he stand on this. I’ve had to call him on several e-mails that were about PO and I knew were just lies, he’s probably one of the parents that called ASD complaining about this. I hope it gets on YouTube also, if it does I will be e-mailing them that as well.

By: Grandma Nancy

Grandma Nancy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:10:22 +0000

I emailed the school to see if the speech would be shown to classrooms. That was on Saturday and the principal replied that it would not — that the kids could see it at home if they chose. I replied that I was truly sorry that they weren’t being given the opportunity to see it in the classroom or at school, as they were missing a wonderful teaching opportunity. My child will certainly see the speech one way or another!

By: trisha

trisha — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:05:56 +0000

This whole thing is embarassing and shameful. The speech is wonderful, as we knew it would be. But, to force the President of the United States to release the text of his speech in advance???? Unbelievable.

This is the party of “Christians”, right? Wow…today’s Christianity sure knows how to hate, don’t they? Amazing.

By: Rose Ann

Rose Ann — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:29:22 +0000

I have always been a very proud American but I find I am even prouder today. President Obama is doing something so wonderful; so needed for our country to succeed; so wonderful for all of these school children. I wish the President would have spoken to me when I was in school. I might have studied more; might have been interested more in what I could do to make this world a better place.

We are so behind in our schools compared to so many other countries. We fall more behind each year. Why is this? Our children are not interested in studying. They are interested in being the pitcher on the school’s baseball team; the quarterback for their football team. Sports is the only thing that some parents are interested in for their children. Being top of the class comes a far second.

We need this speech for our survival in this world’s economy. We need educated children; children that are interested in going on to college and making this country a better place.

God bless you, President Obama for taking such a great interest in my grandchildren. God bless you for wanting more for our country.

I am a very proud Grandmother who sees so much potential in her grandchildren right now and pray that they see this in themselves, too, and have a desire to study and make a mark in our world.