Obama’s Speech & School Children
September 8, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
Midst the controversy surrounding President Obama’s nationwide speech to school children, perhaps the discussion, even though heated at times, hasn’t been a negative experience. Perhaps this has held the President more accountable when he interacts with our young people. Was his speech changed due to the controversy? This we don’t know because only the final version has been published. But at least parents can see this version before he gives it. There was change to lesson suggestions on the White House web site after the hue and cry.
Because of this event and the reactions:
Parents have taken more notice of what’s …read more
Obama’s Speech to Kids Released
September 7, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Parenting
President Obama is doing a planned speech to all the kids at
school, that are able to recieve it. Already this speech that hasn’t even been aired yet, has recieved a lot of criticism from parents/teachers and news stations around the US. Why? No one knew what he’d say to America’s children and objected to it.
The speech that will be aired on school televisions has been released for all that wondered, you can view it at: Whitehouse Media
Here’s a sample of the planned speech:
I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my …read more




