Filed Under (Ideas) by Ben Grivno on 08-09-2009
Many conservatives are understandably flipping out about the Obama speech to kids today, but I implore my fellow conservatives to remember that your voice matters more than Obama’s voice, more than your kid’s government teacher’s voice. Democrats, Liberals & Progressives badly want to replace you with themselves as parents, but it is thankfully easy to prevent that.
After seeing the text of Obama’s speech, it’s unsurprisingly innocuous – I’m sure Axelrod himself scoured it to maximize it’s innocuousness. Michele Malkin is correct that the subtext of the speech is partly our concern, as well as potential abuses from government indoctrinators posing as schoolteachers. The speech presents an opportunity to conservative parents to use it as a learning exercise. What better way to teach your kids critical thinking skills?
For conservative parents whose children are exposed to the speech, here are some questions you can ask them:
- How did the speech make you feel?
- Was the speech fun, boring, or just OK?
- Would you want to listen to President Obama’s speech again? Why or Why not?
- Is there anything in President Obama’s speech that stands out? Good? Bad?
- What was your teacher’s attitude toward the speech? Did he/she like it, dislike it or you couldn’t tell?
- In the last election, do you think your teacher voted for Obama or for someone else?
- What activities did the teacher have you do after the speech?
- How did the activity make you feel?
- Do you feel like it’s more important to listen to the President, your teacher, or me?
- Did you learn anything President Obama? What was it that you learned?
Nearly anything can be an opportunity if you choose to view it as such.
