I absolutely refuse to comment on this thread. (oops!) -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 9:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [WOT] FW: Presidential Address Sept. 8th
This is WOFT [1], and is SFA [2]. Particularly so after the rash of OT [3] posts that have recently been hitting this list. I was really hoping things were getting back to normal. Can't these things at least be saved until Friday? And OK, my interests are peaked. Is this FUD [4]? I ask because the only sites online I see reference this are nothing I would concider trustworthy news sources. The White House blog makes no mention of such an agenda for the 8th [5]. 1. Way Off F***ing Topic 2. Super F***ing Annoying 3. Off Topic 4. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt 5. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/My-Education-My-Future/ -- ME2 On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Gene Giannamore<[email protected]> wrote: > WOT = way off topic or wide open throttle? > > > > Anyway my bro-in-law wrote this J > > > > > > > > Dear Livermore school officials, > > > > Here are two Internet links: > > http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml > > & > > http://www.docstoc.com/docs/10582301/President-Obamaÿÿ(tm)s-Address-to-Students-Across-America-September-8-2009 > > > > These links describe the President of the United States ÿÿ(tm) intent to > address pre-K to sixth graders live via the Internet. > > > > I am writing to ask for Livermore schools not to accept this broadcast live > and/or have an opt-in form sent to parents (so that parents would have to > agree to let their children view the speech). > > > > I ask this for the reasons below: > > > > No Constitutional Authority. The Federal government has no authority to > send curriculum to state schools and no authority to address minors without > parental permission. > No politics in school. There has been no national tragedy that the > president is reacting to. The President is trying to set a precedent > whereby he may address our youth directly asserting his influence on > educational policy. This is political in nature and subject to differences > of opinion to-which adults may debate but should be transparent to our youth > (especially 4-12 years old). A live broadcast does not allow parents > sufficient time to counter the influence of the leader of the free > worldÿÿ(tm)s > perspective on education. > No usurpation of parental rights. Parents have the unequivocal right to > guide their children in matters of politics, religion, morality, and etc. > The president may have rights and responsibilities to speak to the public, > but will violate parental rights by speaking to minors directly without > supplying a written transcript or preview of the broadcast. > No captive audience. Without and Opt-in policy by the Livermore Valley > Joint Unified School District , our children will be a captive audience to > the influence of a politician. I believe need not make mention of > historical abuses of this power by other nations. > > > > No matter how benign the Presidential address may seem, it reduces our > liberty and our authority over our own children. So if you do not force our > students to watch either by not broadcasting or having parents Opt-in, then > you show your dedication to parental rights and authority. > > > > Thank you, > > Livermore parents > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
