This morning when I turned on the news I was a little bit appauled to hear what a fuss the media was making over Obama's directly addressing school age children. His planned speech is supposed to talk to student's and urge them to work hard so they can take control over the country in the future. Obama's speech is supposed to be used as a motivational way to get children working hard so they can lead the country down a better path.
On my last post I talked about a quote from West that really stood out to me. Isn't this exactly what Obama is trying to do? He is reaching out to the nation's youth and trying to send the message that they need not be hopeless and hard work will pay off in the future. He is trying to place that little bit of hope in individuals who feel they are stuck in a certain position based on the constraints of society.
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I totally agree! I think it's great that Obama was trying to address the children. Afterall, they will be ruling the country someday. I think it's an effective way to get children motivated to work hard.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree as well. I think the fact that Obama wanted to address children directly and maybe try to inspire them to work hard and make a difference is a good thing. I do not understand why there would be anything wrong with president Obama wanting to use his status as a public figure to give students the drive that they need to be successful in the future. I think it was a smart idea.
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