So I just have to voice my opinion for a minute. As many of you know this past week a speech was given by our President to the school children in the country. Many, many people didn't want the kids to watch. I know that we all get to have our own opinion, but I was really hit hard by an email message that our school principal sent out...in my opinion she is very wise. She said ..."Certainly, as part of our school curriculum we teach about the Executive Branch of our government and the importance of respecting the office of the President of our country. Someday, all of our students are going to have a teacher, or a boss, or a political leader that they don't like. I hope that they aren't learning that it's o.k. to disrespect or to not still listen to those people." Go Mrs. Crandall!!!
All though I may not agree with what is happening in our government (have I ever?), at a certain point isn't it my responsibility as a citizen of this country to teach my children to show respect and act accordingly. At first even the jokes about Obama were funny, but now, I just feel like I owe it to my children to act like the adult I am. I don't want them to hear me talking bad about anyone...especially someone we should be respectful of. Now don't get me wrong, I know sometimes the people "in charge" don't earn the respect they are given...however, I think respect can still be given to the position.
It seems lately that my children are like little sponges...even more than usual. I have heard things repeated to me that I have said and that others around me have said, and I'm not so sure I like that coming from my kids. Almost everything our kids learn will come from home and I am making a new goal to be better aware of the information I am passing along to them. I would hate for them to grow into the obnoxious adults I come in contact with a lot these days (you know the ones that are never happy, and problems are never of their own making, no teacher is good enough, etc.)
WOW, I know...think about it!
Friday, September 11, 2009
A little seriousness!
Posted by Shane & Laina at 7:07 AM
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Laina thanks for this post, as I feel the same way. Cuyler and I have been trying to teach our kids more about the 11th Article of Faith. Your principal worded it perfectly. How the heck are you guys anyway?
Way to be thinking. I agree... but I am glad that I had a chance to listen to it first. I just think it helps me as a mother to prepare to explain and/or tell our values if they differ from what is said. I am the same way about school. I do agree, though. The kids need to understand he is the President. They also need to learn to discern truth and how can they do that if we don't give them the chance?
Amen!
I've been thinking a lot about this one, and Derrick and I had a little talk with Kaleb the other night too. We had the TV on listening to the President's health care speach. Kaleb walked in the room, looked at the TV and said, ah man, he sucks! WHAT??? (I'm not sure where he got that, I'm pretty sure neither Derrick or I have ever said that) Yep, big discussion. Our kids didn't watch his speech at school, but I read it and we may watch it for FHE and then talk about respect.
I agree. :)
I just wanted to say... AMEN! I think our country is forgetting the importance of teaching our children character, values, and especially respect. I go crazy when I hear a little person call an adult by their first name or worse a bad word.
President Obama is our President. I too do NOT agree with a lot that he is doing, but he is STILL the President of the U.S. our country! Enough said!
(HEY BY THE WAY I FOUND YOUR SIGHT THROUGH JULIE... I'M HER SIS. SORRY! I JUST LOVED YOUR POST!)
Also thanks for putting together the dinner swap with your friends. I know Julie has loved it!
I totally agree Laina, I seriously can't beleive some of the things I have read on the comments for the herald in regards to this. Personally I don't like him either, but the majority of the people in our country voted for him, so he is our President and the office of the President deserves our respect, and our kids need to be taught to respect that office and those like it, their teachers ect. Way to go Lain!!!!
Great post Laina!! I agree whole heartedly. I have very strong feelings about this matter.....especially since all I did was answer phone calls about the issue for a week and a half straight. I don't agree with a lot of the Presidents issues and I think there is a time and a place and a subject to get fired up over, this however was not one of those. Unfortunately people are just uninformed and are teaching their children the same kind of behavior.
I don't care if the person is black, white, pink, purple or green. I don't care if he is the President of the United States, the Pope, the garbage man or the mail man. If he is going to encourage my children to stay in school and do their best BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY IS RELYING ON THEM, then heck yes.....I want my children to hear it. If by chance he says something in the speech that I don't care for then for Heavens sake I think I might just use that as a conversation piece and actually talk to my children about it and hear their opinions as well. Like you said, he is the President of the United States. If we don't listen, how can we be make wise choices? Just because we listen dosn't mean we have to agree with anything. That's the problem, no one listens anymore.
Our children learn more CRAP on T.V. and from us than they can from a 10 minute speech from the President.
Sorry, I got carried away. Again, nice post.
So glad to hear I'm not alone in the world. Kerri, you didn't get carried away...that's what I did in my post. Life is gonna be pretty tough, but we do need to have good informative conversations with our kids.
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