Are your Kids listening to the President's Speech or being Pulled from School?

I don't have any kids in school any more. I talked to my 20 year old grandson about this and he said he wouldn't want to watch his speech. He told me that he got enough liberalism from some of his teachers when when he was in school. He is ultra conservative. If I did have kids in school I wouldn't want those in the kindergarten to 6 grades to see his speech until I had seen it. With what he is trying to do with health care and all the bailouts and the people he has surrounded him self with I just don't trust him.

Hello, two of my nephews are going to be able to watch President Obama speak to them. President Reagan and the first President Bush also did the same thing.It is foolish to think President Obama is out to "recruit" them.What is wrong with getting some emcouragment to stay in school and to study and further their education!

I go by the adage if the other presidents had speeches that were to be listened to by school children in the classroom or in an auditorium, and either the children had to listen to it or not attend school that day, then I would say it would be all right for the children to listen to it. However, if the only one that makes it compulsory is Obama and children are forced to listen to it, it is broadcast like Big Brother, then I would say that the parents should pull their children from school. They should listen to a presidential speech like their parents on the Tv screen so that their parents can discuss it afterwards, not in school where the teacher may be a fanatic. Whereas with parents, one may like the president and one may hate him, and there would be a balanced view.

I just saw it mentioned on the news for the first time this morning. I haven't watched the news in the past few days. I don't mind if my son watches it. I saw that some people believe that this is some way for Obama to "get to" our kids? I don't think that's gonna happen with mine. He's a little Republican through and through. Despite his mom (me) trying to get him to at least have an open mind about things. I also heard on the same report that two Republican presidents in the past addressed students in the same manner. I think they said Reagan and Bush, but I can't swear to it. If that's the case, then why not Obama too?

I am still learning more about this. My daughter is in highschool and the decision is really her own. Still, Parated brought up some things about it that I wasn't aware of ....makes me look at it all a bit differently than I was when I first heard about this.

Maybe it's because I am fairly liberal in my thought process, but I feel that President Obama truely wants the best for this country... even if his ideas are not always perfect the first time (we are all human you know). I do not believe that Obama wants to brainwash or liberalize anyone's kids but that he wants to instill a sense of responsibility and drive in them that this country desperately needs. I am not saying that parents can't do that, but kids can be inspired by outside sources to become bigger and better than they ever thought they could be. I have yet to see or read his speech, I need to do that because I am very interested and because I love his speeches, they just make me want to get up and fix things about the country that I love. My little brother's class didn't show it and that upsets me, if President is going to address the nation, the kids should be involved too. I agree that parents should have the choice, but seriously, would he really offend anyone by encouraging their kids to get a good education and to make their world a better place?

My kids brought home slips from the school about the speech. It said if I didn't want them to see it I needed to sign it. I let them decide. I have a 12, 8, and 5 year old. My oldest watched, but couldn't really remember anything. Of course, my youngest had no clue what it was. I was only concerned with my 8 year old. I have to be careful about her wathing the news, since she soaks it all up and will tell you all about the latest headlines for days after. Yet, in the end, it didn't matter. Only one class room managed to watch it. The rest were either fuzzy or had no sound. Lol

The schools that my children attend did not show the speech. They posted it on their website for families who wanted to watch it, though. I know there were alot of parents here who were going to pull thier kids from school that day if the speech was going to be shown. I, myself, was going to let my kids go to school. I am not big on keeping them out of school for reasons other than sickness or family emergencies. They were told that if they watched, to keep an open mind, and not let their opinions be formed for them. They are individuals with their own thoughts, and no one can take that from them!