There I was at home and my wife walks in and hands me a piece of school work that the 6 year old brought home. A coloring job, such as it was, of President Obama. It was such a nice coloring……………..wait, who?! Really?
Yes, really. Well, that didn’t sit well with me at all. His teacher, the Administration and more will be hearing from me today on this. Until then, read on.
Obviously the class is studying the Office of the President, and I applaud that. There have been many people hold that prestigious office and have had to deal with hours upon hours of making decisions to make this a better Country. As you have most likely figured out at this point, President Obama does not enter my mind as part of that list with such an infancy of a term thus far. However, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman, John Kennedy, and of course Ronald Reagan all come to mind as people who did something during their tenure to shape and mold this country in positive or productive ways. Or they faced great adversity in their administration that led to pushing their term to the forefront.
Obama, not so much and to me shouldn’t have been included with Washington and Lincoln in their course study. In fact, at this point given the list of accomplishments, other than mentioning that Obama is the current President is about as far as I would go in the long list of accomplishments that the others have.
True enough, they did talk about Washington and Lincoln. But that’s it; it was a discussion, with 6 year olds. No picture, no coloring, no placing their image in front of them. I have a big problem with the constant desire to keep this President in front of everyone’s eyes, more so the young and impressionable ones. Before someone cries foul, I don’t think other Presidents, past or future, should be constantly shoved down our throats either until the true measure of their accomplishments have been realized and there is something there to study and learn about. I’m that there are past Presidents that many of us would agree either had a blasé term or had no adversity really worth mentioning. This President, and the next, could very well fit that same bill.
To top it off, as I sat there staring at the page, I looked at the little stuff at the bottom. The freaking picture was drawn by and printed at a company in CANADA! The teacher/school didn’t even pick a drawing that was done in the USA! What kind of crap is that?
To My Sons Teacher – Yes please do teach him about the Office of the President. Also feel free to pour forth information on those Presidents who actually had tenures long enough to either make a difference or totally screw things up. (I’m an equal opportunity kind of guy). However, please refrain from showcasing the current President, of one year, who has yet to accomplish anything nearly has great as 50% of the past Presidents. One last thing, can you work a little harder to find some material made in the USA, by US Citizens, using US manufacturing equipment to teach my child in his USA school? Thanks.
Yes, really. Well, that didn’t sit well with me at all. His teacher, the Administration and more will be hearing from me today on this. Until then, read on.
Obviously the class is studying the Office of the President, and I applaud that. There have been many people hold that prestigious office and have had to deal with hours upon hours of making decisions to make this a better Country. As you have most likely figured out at this point, President Obama does not enter my mind as part of that list with such an infancy of a term thus far. However, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman, John Kennedy, and of course Ronald Reagan all come to mind as people who did something during their tenure to shape and mold this country in positive or productive ways. Or they faced great adversity in their administration that led to pushing their term to the forefront.
Obama, not so much and to me shouldn’t have been included with Washington and Lincoln in their course study. In fact, at this point given the list of accomplishments, other than mentioning that Obama is the current President is about as far as I would go in the long list of accomplishments that the others have.
True enough, they did talk about Washington and Lincoln. But that’s it; it was a discussion, with 6 year olds. No picture, no coloring, no placing their image in front of them. I have a big problem with the constant desire to keep this President in front of everyone’s eyes, more so the young and impressionable ones. Before someone cries foul, I don’t think other Presidents, past or future, should be constantly shoved down our throats either until the true measure of their accomplishments have been realized and there is something there to study and learn about. I’m that there are past Presidents that many of us would agree either had a blasé term or had no adversity really worth mentioning. This President, and the next, could very well fit that same bill.
To top it off, as I sat there staring at the page, I looked at the little stuff at the bottom. The freaking picture was drawn by and printed at a company in CANADA! The teacher/school didn’t even pick a drawing that was done in the USA! What kind of crap is that?
To My Sons Teacher – Yes please do teach him about the Office of the President. Also feel free to pour forth information on those Presidents who actually had tenures long enough to either make a difference or totally screw things up. (I’m an equal opportunity kind of guy). However, please refrain from showcasing the current President, of one year, who has yet to accomplish anything nearly has great as 50% of the past Presidents. One last thing, can you work a little harder to find some material made in the USA, by US Citizens, using US manufacturing equipment to teach my child in his USA school? Thanks.
And this is about the tenth piece of artwork in the last year he has done of Obama. One or two around Presidents Day would not have stood out so much and be thought of as pushy.
ReplyDeleteBarb
have you thought about the potential connection between studying the office of the president and it being black history month? the fact that the u.s. has its first black president in its history is pretty remarkable, and remarkable enough to warrant a look at obama. my guess is that might be the potential link, not the merits of his presidency thus far.
ReplyDeletere: the canada vs. usa thing -- be glad it wasn't china. :)
-sharon
Aye, I did. Thats a ver valid point, and SHOULD be done. All I would like to see is fair play when studying him as a President for Presidents Day.
ReplyDeleteSomething else, honoring the man merely because he is the first black President? That is important, but just being black and not accomplishing anything not a reason to elevate him to a level such as Dr. King and George Washington Carver, two people who were black and actually DID something productive. I think that actually cheapens their hard work and sacrifice. Those are two people that had to knock walls down, one of them with his life, which Obama now enjoys not being in his way. Obama was a community activist, a State politician, a short term Senator, and has won a popularity contest. Hardly the great accomplishment and sacrafice to studied.
ReplyDeleteSee, I summed it up in one paragraph. I didn’t need a whole week to talk about it.
are they honoring him, or studying him? there's a difference. besides, all kinds of people are honored for all kinds of reasons--i don't think you should get your knickers in a twist about that. :)
ReplyDelete-sharon
Only a couple drawings have been in Jan and Feb. So it has LITTLE to nothing to do with President day or Black history month. He brings home at least one Obama thing a month for a year now.
ReplyDeleteI made that point to start with. We don't mind a drawing or two for month of Feb or Pres day.