Since when is staying in school a political issue?

On Tuesday, September 8 President Obama is making a speech about education directed towards students. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of them won't be hearing it because of their nut-job parents. School administrators and parents have objected to the showing of this speech in school. Originally, lesson plans sent to schools suggested the students write letters to themselves about "what they can do to help the president." The harsh feedback caused the wording to change and say the student's letters should focus on ways to achieve their educational goals.

Many people are concerned that Obama's speech is going to be about his policies and Republican parents don't want their child to be exposed to other views, especially not our own African American democratic President's views. People need to chill out. Obama plans to challenge students "to work hard, stay in school and dramatically reduce the dropout rate. This isn't a policy speech" said White House spokesman Tommy Vietor. The stubborn parents and administrators who do not want their own president to speak about a cause important to so many because of dislike or fear of what he's going to say, needs to rip off the blindfold over their eyes and realize he is our president and he's not trying to indoctrinate children! The Republicans are using this speech as a political issue, trying to turn people against Obama by using children as their weapon.

Let's think back to 1991. President George H.W. Bush addressed the nation's students on live television. No problem. Why is there such a problem now? Sure the times are hard but that shouldn't effect this. I support a positive message about education, whether it's coming from Obama, Bush, or Truman. Barack Obama is the President of the United States. It's ridiculous to hide your child from everything he's saying and doing, especially from this speech, which is not even about policy, but about trying hard in school. People amaze me with how ignorant and stubborn they can be to what is around them. It's important to open your mind and be welcoming to other views. The irrational administrators and parents are the ones who should watch the speech because God knows they are the ones who need the education.