There has been a lot of publicity surrounding Barack Obama's speech to school children on Tuesday, September 8th.  The speech will be delivered online and carried on C-Span.  Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has also made a companion lesson available on a voluntary basis, and the speech will also be posted online for parents to review.

     Many parents are angry at what they see as an attempt to indoctrinate their children.  According to the Whitehouse, the speech is going to focus on education, working hard, and reaching your goals.  If that is all that is covered in the speech, I wouldn't have a problem with my children listening to the speech (if I had children).  With that said, the speech will be made available online some time Monday.  I'd certainly read it to find out what is going to be said, but if the speech focuses solely on working hard, I really don't see a problem.

     Barack Obama is working hard to expand the reach of government and fundamentally change the United States.  That is what we need to watch closely, not a speech telling children they should work hard.