education? Schools not showing this speech because of the content of the
message should hang their heads in shame.
Norman Maynard
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Phil Kassen <pkassen@lrei.org> wrote:
> Pat, thank you for passing on this message. I only wish that we were in
> session next Tuesday so that we would be able to watch the President's
> address with our students. I don't know if we would have required all to
> watch the event, but we may well have done so. As stated, this sort of
> event allows students to formulate opinions, to discuss their various
> positions and to engage in debate--an essential skill to develop. I think
> that I would have been inclined to require our students to watch the
> speech precisely because it will address an experience so different from
> their own. It is important for students in independent schools to
> understand just how rare their educational life is.
>
> Best for a good year, to all,
>
> Phil
>
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