Local students weigh in on Obama speech

[kentuck]

A sampling of students in the Pikes Peak and Colorado Springs area schools.
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http://www.gazette.com/articles/obama-61618-students-handful.html

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Most districts in the Pikes Peak region ended up leaving the decision to principals on whether to air the 10 a.m. speech, but suggested they record it and show it later if appropriate. That’s apparently what most schools did — but not all.

Stratton Elementary School in Colorado Springs School District 11 aired the speech live in nearly all of the classrooms, kindergarten through fifth grade, said Principal Pat Ring. Parents were notified about the plan last week and could opt to have their child participate in a reading activity in the library while the speech was aired, she said. The parents of eight children went for that option, she said. The school has about 320 students.

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The students said they didn’t see anything political about the speech and attributed the controversy to the fact that some people simply don’t like Obama. Senior Sean Haley, 18, said his modern fiction class watched the last few minutes of the speech, which he likened to a “lecture from a parent.”

“I don’t think he could make a difference with kids,” Haley said. “In high school you’re making your own decisions. You’re going to do what you’re going to do.”

Joseph Rodriguez, 16, said his biology class watched the speech live and he thought students were pretty attentive.

“I thought it was pretty good that the president was talking to us and that he really cares,” Rodriguez said. “I think the whole school should’ve seen it.”

Samantha Miera, 14, didn’t get to see the speech and said she felt she’d missed out but planned to watch it at home.

“Obama’s my man,” she said. “I watched the inauguration, too. He wants to encourage us so we can be president some day.”

Several students from Harrison High School who were interviewed at a fast-food restaurant near their school said they wanted to hear the president, but schools were downloading it for later consumption.

“I thought they should have showed it right then,” said 17-year-old Jordan Zepeda. I think school is important so you can have a better life.”

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1. You can't fool kids

who haven't been totally brainwashed. This is what the right feared. That's why they opposed the speech being aired during school. Of course now they look like fools, as does the school.