I just heard on the radio that President Obama is planning his annual speech to school children, to be aired during the school day. It is a marvelous thing... Last year it was so inspirational that I shed tears as I listened. I am looking forward to hearing this year's speech.
The problem... the radio newsperson said, "School systems in southside Virginia are DECIDING whether or not they are going to air the speech."
WHAT IS THERE TO DECIDE??? The President is speaking... your job is just to turn the television sets on and let the the kids listen. If he does the same thing he did last year, he will send out a "listening guide" so that kids will be able to discuss the speech and think about some of the great things he has said so that they can apply them to their own lives.
How dumb can these educators be?
They wouldn't know an educational opportunity or a "teachable moment" if it bit them. Maybe that's the real reason why the schools in southside Virginia have such a poor performance record!!
What they should have said is that they'll turn the speech on EARLY, put the kids right in front of the tv, and turn it up as loudly as the kids play their music!!!
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