UPDATE: There will a lot of conversation about this topic, but here is one piece that I came across today from Jay Matthews of the Washington Post : http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/08/please_mr_president_dont_speak.html
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Remember all of the buzz and controversy around President Obama’s address to the nation’s students last year? Well, apparently he is planning on giving a second annual back to school speech next month.
The president’s remarks will be broadcast in schools and online nationwide Sept. 14, according to the White House.
Is your class planning on watching? What are readers’ thoughts on taking time out of the school day to listen to the president speak?
Read about last year’s speech and some of the controversy here: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090904/ARTICLES/909049931