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| Obama beginning his "Army of America's Children?" |
| 2009-09-01 |
| As someone who has been heavily involved in education throughout the US for years, retired from education now, there is nothing that can be good about this. There are no hints or suggestions about the content of his speech. Just this "Teachers' to do list". President Obama’s Address to Students Across America September 8, 2009 PreK-6 Menu of Classroom Activities: President Obama’s Address to Students Across America Produced by Teaching Ambassador Fellows, U.S. Department of Education September 8, 2009 Before the Speech: • Teachers can build background knowledge about the President of the United States and his speech by reading books about presidents and Barack Obama and motivate students by asking the following questions: Who is the President of the United States? What do you think it takes to be President? To whom do you think the President is going to be speaking? Why do you think he wants to speak to you? What do you think he will say to you? • Teachers can ask students to imagine being the President delivering a speech to all of the students in the United States. What would you tell students? What can students do to help in our schools? Teachers can chart ideas about what they would say. • Why is it important that we listen to the President and other elected officials, like the mayor, senators, members of congress, or the governor? Why is what they say important? During the Speech: • As the President speaks, teachers can ask students to write down key ideas or phrases that are important or personally meaningful. Students could use a note-taking graphic organizer such as a Cluster Web, or students could record their thoughts on sticky notes. Younger children can draw pictures and write as appropriate. As students listen to the speech, they could think about the following: What is the President trying to tell me? What is the President asking me to do? What new ideas and actions is the President challenging me to think about? There's more at the link. Parents -- think of what you need to tell your children -- I don't think this will be a civic lessons on "How Government Works" -- but than again, it might be! Obama style government |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #8 Dear Bambi, F*ck you. Cordially, Normal people |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-01 21:38 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-09-01 21:00 |
| #6 From the Sec Ed letter It will be broadcast live on the White House website www.whitehouse.gov 12:00 noon eastern standard time. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2009-09-01 17:42 |
| #5 My kids are already well innoculated: they get spittin' mad and/or creeped out every time they hear from or about Obama. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2009-09-01 17:38 |
| #4 Youth cultural awareness sessions. Sign up now: Ingoma (isizingili) - a dance performed by boys and girls without drums and accompanied by a chant. The girls wear woollen skirts and are usually bare-chested. They also wear rattles made of seedpods around the ankles to accent the high kicks. Ingoma (isishameni) - a harmonising performance with boys and girls together but dancing separately. The boys clap while the girls dance and vice-versa. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-09-01 17:32 |
| #3 H/T to reader at AOS -- Letter to Principals sent from Ed Sec on August 26 |
| Posted by: Sherry 2009-09-01 17:28 |
| #2 Will he use the "Uncle Barack" approach? Will he ask them to join a 'Neighborhood Committee'? Will he ask them to 'confront' or 'inform on' their parents or friends in some way? Will he ask them to do nothing (maybe just cut up the US flag so everyone in the classroom can have a piece), but still feel better about themselves? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-09-01 17:09 |
| #1 My favorite comment at HotAir So if I send my boys to school that day wearing camo pants and a “Dont Tread On Me” shirts, will I get in trouble? Bishop on September 1, 2009 at 2:43 PM |
| Posted by: Sherry 2009-09-01 16:48 |