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You assume I'm pulling my kids from class for the address. I am not. I want them to hear their President challenge them to be the best they can be. We can listen without supporting, right?
It's not this 18 minute speech (or whatever it is) that concerns me. It is the day to day subtle political agenda that our kids are exposed to. The global warming posters that literally litter every hallway. The poster that reads "I pledge allegiance to the Earth" in the science classroom.
The fact that my middle schooler can get birth control without my knowledge.
The teacher who still has an Obama '08 bumper sticker on her podium.
The lower grades my son receives because he reads "conservative" books to do reports on. ( Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. )
I see the books that are purchased for the teacher's lounge library.
My "smart kids" know more about politics than their peers. My husband is a coach, I am a Girl Scout Leader/classroom volunteer. We interact with a lot of kids. Kids will parrot what their parents believe, and not know why they support a specific ideology. So yes, I do worry about the youth.
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