President Obama’s Address to Students
September 3, 2009Posted by Karen Quanbeck, Principal
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, President Obama will address the nation’s school children via a live broadcast at 10 a.m. (Denver time). The speech will be carried live on the White House Web site and on C-SPAN. According to the White House, the intent of the speech is to encourage students to work hard, set educational goals and take responsibility for their learning. School districts across the country have been asked to make the speech available to students.
We are allowing teachers to make a classroom-based decision regarding showing the speech. Students are allowed to “opt out” of the speech if it is shown in their classroom.
Teachers will not discuss political beliefs with students. As indicated above, the intent of the speech is to “encourage students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning.” Any follow up activities must be tied to the district’s curriculum and NOT include political beliefs.
Teachers will let their students know on Friday, Sept. 4, if they plan to show the speech. If you would like to have your child “opt out” of viewing the speech, you can call or email your child’s teacher, contact me at 982-4386 or kquanbec@jeffco.k12.co.us OR return the note that will be included in your child’s weekly folder. We will provide a fun educational alternative activity.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Although this has been an interesting controversy throughout the nation, our attention is still focused on the students in our classrooms and the aligned curriculum we deliver.
