Education and Responsibility...

Here is the link for the remarks that President Obama will make to the kids in schools across the country tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8th,


http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/


I hope all of you read it. I hope all of you have a discussion with your own children, grandchildren, neices, nephews, cousins, any children in your life about the importance of education. I hope we all educate ourselves in many ways.  I hope we take responsibilities for our actions and our destinties. I think the speech is wonderful.  I am so impressed with the focus on the importance of working hard, that nothing good comes easy.  I know that too many of our kids think that if it's too hard just quit.  I hope that we, with the help of teachers, other adult influences, and respected leaders, can teach our children that working hard is the only way to achieve your goals.  I hope everyone takes the chance to read this speech and that they allow their children to hear such powerful words from a respected leader in our country.  It doesn't matter what political party, or what religion, or what your moral beliefs are... this speech on the importance of education should be heard by every child in the nation. 

It will be a sad day if parents, who do not choose to educate themselves by reading these words the President will say, keep their kids home and don't allow them to hear this speech.  I think it will be inspiring and motiviating to many children across the country.

Educate yourself....

As I layed in bed last night and as I read the newspaper this morning I began thinking about what to do next.  I decided the best thing for everyone to do, regardless of your political views, religious views, or moral standards, is to be educated.  I read in the paper that on Monday, September 7th, you can go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/ and read the text for the speech that the President will address to our children on Tuesday the 8th.  I encourage EVERYONE, no matter who or what you support, to be informed.  I plant to read it, I plan to go to our school today and ask the principal what their plans are for the day of the speech.  Will they be using the scripted lesson plans that go along with the broadcast?  Will my children be asked "What they can do to help or serve the President?"  I want to educate myself with the facts. 

I had a light bulb pop into my head to day that reinforces the sick feeling I had in my stomach as I watched the glorified Hollywood celebreties pledge themselves to Obama.  I suddenly understood that once you start worshipping or pledging to serve an individual, and not the organization they are appointed, elected, or choose to represent you loose the importance of the organization.  The glory then falls on the individual.  To put it in a smaller context, let's imagine you are the PTA president of you elementary school.  Do you stand up at your meeting and ask people to serve you?  First and foremost, you would (I hope) want all members of the PTA to serve the school, which represents the well being of the children.  Of course, they should respect your office, they should work together, with you, to determine what is best for the school. Hopefully, you would collectively, as a group, make these determiniations.  You would not hand out a scripted plan on what each committee should do or say.  That is what frightens me about this administration.  Had I not seen the "I Pledge" video I probably wouldn't be as concerned about the speech on Tuesday.  Had I not heard there were scripted lesson plans for the teachers to present before and after the video I wouldn't be so cautious.  Had I not heard that there are school districts that are not allowing parents to take their kids out of school I wouldn't be mortified.  This quote is from Fox News, to read the whole article go to:  http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/03/parents-object-obamas-national-address-students/

" But some parents won't be allowed to "opt-out" their kids everywhere. At least one school district, Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 in Arizona, is not permitting parents to pull their children out of class during Obama's speech."


I thought this was a free country, how do they not allow parents to pull their kids out of class during the speech.  I am not horrified by the fact that the President is addressing the kids about the importance of education.  I am a firm believer and supporter of learning and education.  It is all the details surrounding this speech that are ultimately scary.


I respect the office of the President of the United States of America.  I believe he/she is elected to represent our country and the citizens who reside here.  I will pledge my loyalty, not to the individual, but to the country they have been chosen to represent, which is the United States of America.  If our nation begins to lean to serving President Obama, who is left to serve our country.  Isn't that what we are supposed to be doing?

I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag...now let's ALL Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America!

I read about this video in the paper the other day. There was a controversy at a school here in Utah abou it. If you haven't seen it you should watch it. Not because it shows us what we should do but so we can be educated in what our President is trying to convey to our children.



I find it very disturbing that the video uses the phrase "I Pledge" over and over again but not once do they continue on with:


"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."


They are pledging some good things, don't get me wrong, but others are very political, leftist ideas that are being thrust upon us and our children. I am baffled by the fact that not once do they mention the "true pledge".

It is interesting to know that President Eisenhower, in 1954, collaborated with Congress to include the words "under God" in the pledge. His reasoning was in response to the Communits threat of the time. Here we are in 2009 and the pledges that are being reitterated in this video never once mention God, or America, but serving and pledging to our President.


The link to the video is here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kAw4OTlA0


I became curious today when my two elementary school kids came home with a note explaining that they would be showing a speech by the President on Tuesday, September 8th. The note went on to say that if we didn't want our kids to participate, at our request they could be included in another activity. Now, I don't agree with much of the President's policies but is he really trying to indoctrinate our kids. I started doing some research and came across Fox News and read up. Well, it lead me to the link of this video and it, frankly, scares me a little.


The most creepy is the guy from Red Hot Chili Peppers kissing his biceps as he pledges to serve Barrack Obama! Aren't we supposed to pledge allegiance to the United States of America.


You might want to find out what your school is doing on the 8th. I am not sure what I plan to do yet, but most likely will go to the school and watch it with my kids so if there's anything I need to explain I can do that.

I know I don't know everything, but my goal is to become more informed and pass on what I learn. I hope you will do the same. Please send me back what you think of the "I Pledge" video.

I know our political views may be different but I hope this isn't a political choice but an American choice. It just seems wrong.

I hope our country doesn't keep straying away from the original ideas, morals, and concepts created by our founding fathers. I hope those of us who don't agree with the way things are going can stand up and "Pledge" our allegiance to our country and what it was created to stand for.