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There's a bit of revisionist history in this thread that makes the reaction by some parents seem all the more looney. This occurred over about a 10 day period. Here is a bit more accurate summation of what got us here:
1) The Dept. of Education announced that Obama would do a speech to all school children. It did not include the subject matter of the speech.
2) A "homework assignment" was released to the districts which was written in cooperation with the White House which included the question (out of context) "What can I do to help President Obama?" and "What is President Obama asking of me?" No copy of the speech was provided, only the homework assignment.
3) An uproar occurs from parents to their local districts demanding to know what this is all about.
4) In response, the White House pulls the homework assignment.
5) The White House releases the text of the speech.
So, saying that everyone is upset by the fact that he is speaking to school children isn't exactly fair. It's pretty unfair to assess parents' reactions to step 2 as if they were reacting to step 5 (which they were not.) If anything, this is another shining example of the White House not being able to send a clear and concise message to the people on the first pass, which is most of their trouble in their lack of effectiveness. Had the White House released a statement such as "On Sept. 9, President Obama will make a speech to children on the importance of going to school, studying hard, and staying in school. Here is the speech and the homework assignment." - this would not have happened. Yes, there is distrust of this administration. The administration doesn't help that distrust by sending cryptic homework assignments through the "ministry of education" (just poking the bear, roachboy).
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