Is the President attempting to indoctrinate children?

[lizbud]

Liz, let me repeat.....

President Bush caught hell from the Democrats for doing this in 1991, but it's okay now?

Repeat???


Please elaborate. What did HW Bush say in his speech? Which Democrats,
and what was their criticism? Enquiring minds want to know.

[Lady's Human]

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sh...id-political-a

The uproar from that speech is also mentioned in every AP article about the speech I've seen.

[lizbud]

Thank you for the article. It seems the main criticism then was the Dems were PO'ed at Bush's lack of attention to issues they thought more important. They never accused the President of having a "secret agenda" to bend the minds of young children.

[Lady's Human]

No, the main criticism was using his position as President to address the school children for political purposes and wasting money to do so.

He was also accused of using the address to use the children to try and influence their parents.

I can think of a much better use for a day in school than listening to a piped in broadcast from D.C.........

Possibly teaching reading, writing, science.......

You know, the things schools are supposed to do?

[Medusa]

People should be able to disagree w/Obama and to protest and/or keep their kids home from school that day w/out being villified. He should address school kids if he so desires as other presidents before him have done. However, "Teachers are also given guidance to tell students to "build background knowledge about the president of the United States by reading books about presidents and Barack Obama."" This is unnecessary. If he wants to do a PSA, sure, why not? To "give teachers guidance" is out of his realm and he should stay out.

[blue]

At least the timing of his speech isnt questionable. Link.

[Karen]

Just reading the title of the thread makes me think one person's "teaching" is another's "indoctrination," and where the line between the two falls is purely subjective.

Ain't human beings funny?