Re: [LM_NET] Obama's Speech -- please explain

[Alan Longwell <alongwell@MVR3.K12.MO.US>]

Hello,

My district made the decision to tape the speech for individual 
teacher review.  If there is something of curricular value to a 
teacher and his/her class, then the speech may be used.  I think the 
rationale is:  We have worked long and hard on our curriculum and are 
loathe to turn it over to someone not involved in that design 
process. be it President Obama, Channel One or some other 
entity.  While President Obama is the leader of our country, he is 
also a politician with an ax to grind.  I do not recall that my 
district broadcast educational policy speeches from any of the 
President's predecessors, either.

All the best,
Alan

At 11:14 AM 9/4/2009, you wrote:
>Wiser ones than I,
>
>Could someone please explain the logical argument that supports refusing to
>hear this speech?  In what way will students be harmed?  How can we support
>this sort of censorship in any way?  I must be missing something very
>obvious here.  Thanks for your help - and yes, I'm sincerely trying to grasp
>this!!
>
>Monica Williams-Mitchell
>
>Seton High School
>
>Cincinnati, OH
>
>wmitchellm@setoncincinnati.org
>
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Alan Longwell
alongwell@mvr3.k12.mo.us
Media Specialist
Pacific High School
425 Indian Warpath Drive        It's a dog-eat-dog world out there...
Pacific, MO  63069              ...and I'm wearing MilkBone underwear.
(636)271-1414                                           --Norm Peterson 

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