Comments on: Obama’s Speech Update: As it turns out… http://tweenteacher.com/2009/09/08/obamas-speech-update-as-it-turns-out/ Heather Wolpert-Gawron Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:03:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Manda http://tweenteacher.com/2009/09/08/obamas-speech-update-as-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3131 Manda Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:23:37 +0000 http://tweenteacher.com/?p=596#comment-3131 I'm in Silicon Valley. I regularly drive by places like Google, Cisco, Ebay, and Yahoo, and live a stone's throw from Adobe. And yet, our video feed was exactly like you described. Sad, isn't it? I’m in Silicon Valley. I regularly drive by places like Google, Cisco, Ebay, and Yahoo, and live a stone’s throw from Adobe.

And yet, our video feed was exactly like you described.

Sad, isn’t it?

]]> By: Mermaid http://tweenteacher.com/2009/09/08/obamas-speech-update-as-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 Mermaid Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:28:01 +0000 http://tweenteacher.com/?p=596#comment-3114 My district actually told students they could "opt out" and have the entire day off without penalty if parents were concerned about the speech. Can you believe it? An entire school day! My district actually told students they could “opt out” and have the entire day off without penalty if parents were concerned about the speech. Can you believe it? An entire school day!

]]> By: quantum_flux http://tweenteacher.com/2009/09/08/obamas-speech-update-as-it-turns-out/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 quantum_flux Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:00:44 +0000 http://tweenteacher.com/?p=596#comment-3112 I'm laughing out loud about the concerns about the president speaking to the kiddies, after all, don't parents still possess the ability to override the biases and innacurracies that they're taught in schools as they've always had? Overall, it sounded like it was a good speech, as usual for Obama. One thing that I'm curious about, however, is whether the social studies really are all about eliminating homelessness and poverty or is there another/better reason for studying that subject matter? I’m laughing out loud about the concerns about the president speaking to the kiddies, after all, don’t parents still possess the ability to override the biases and innacurracies that they’re taught in schools as they’ve always had? Overall, it sounded like it was a good speech, as usual for Obama. One thing that I’m curious about, however, is whether the social studies really are all about eliminating homelessness and poverty or is there another/better reason for studying that subject matter?

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