After discussing the current initiative by PresidentObama to speak to all school children, we felt you should have a copy of the communication and documents that are being proposed.  Regrettably, there is no transcript for the president's speech or the specific content of that speech.

What we do know is that he has asked to speak to the entirety of the US public school student population as is communicated in the note from the Secretary of Eduction, Arne Duncan, which we have attached for your review.

First, as a parent and father, I am able to review the books and curriculum my children are being taught. If I disagree, I can review it with the principal or hold my child out of school at the time of any objectionable material being presented or pursue other actions should the school  not consider those objections.  This is not the case in the Obama message.

Second, the timing is such that no prior review is possible and the "event" is being presented as a benign effort to encourage learning.  However, if you look at the attached Q&A and Activities lists, you will note a clear orientation of justifying and considering Obama's views rather than an objective assessment of learning generally.

While the president is a learned man, he is no educator.  I reviewed this situation with the principal of my children's school and she has confirmed that they will not be participating in this action.  I further indicated that should that change, my children will not be in class that day!

No one has the right to tell my children what to do or what to think without my PRIOR review and approval. I vet the teachers through parent-teacher meetings, evaluate coaching staff, verify background checks, etc., etc.  And given the current administration’s social engineering, I would not wish my children to embrace his views. The president is a politician, not an educator. 

I urge you to review the attached documents and article and make your own decision.  However, I would encourage you to discuss this with your family and friends, review the situation with your principal and children's teachers and ultimately come to your own conclusion.

To be forewarned is to be forearmed.  On a personal level, I am fully in opposition to this effort in light ofthe lack of any concrete statement of objective, the actual speech itself and without a change in the "activities and questions" that are clearly oriented towards affirming Obama rather than the message. 

You decide!