While school teachers across the nation were turning on their classroom televisions so students can see the message President Obama prepared for them, others quietly went on with their lesson plans as if it was just a regular day.
This article, my fellow AP intern, Arelis Hernandez wrote for Diverse Issues in Higher Education
discusses America's reaction to Obama's education speech earlier this week.
Here's an excerpt from the article:
African-American political expert Ronald Walters says race and politics are the two issues behind the contention.
I've never seen something like this when a president wanted to speak to children and there was any kind of noticeable opposition, Walters says. With an African-American president there are going to be some firsts.
The back-to-school address had school districts around the country asking for the first time for many whether to allow students to hear their country's leader speak. In some states, like Texas, schools opted out completely from airing the speech or interrupting the school day for the live webcast.
To read the full article:
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_13034.shtml
