Here’s the funny thing about parents pressuring schools against showing Obama’s speech. When I was a kid, anything I was forced to watch was immediately ignored, daydreamed through or at least perceived as a waste of time but anything I was told not to watch was painstakingly sought out and studied with minute detail. There will be so much hubbub about Obama’s speech, the kids who are kept from watching it at school will seek it out on the internet and watch it on their own. Never mind that Obama is the President of the United States and he’s going to be encouraging kids to stay in school. Never mind that school kids were forced to watch presidential speeches from Reagan and Bush. Never mind that this is american history in the making and kids should be encouraged to discuss the points of the speech with which they agree or disagree. Never mind all that. Pay attention to this one point. If you tell a kid that he shouldn’t do something that everyone else is doing, that kid is going to want to do it. Tell a kid that they are not allowed dance or listen to a certain genre of music or see R rated movies or have sex or do drugs. What do you think that same kid will be doing as soon as your back is turned? The more you put the screws to these kids, the more they will try to wriggle free. The more fuel you add to this fire, the more it will blow up in your face. So, good luck keeping your kid away from the focal point of all this discourse. What do you think will be the big topic of discussion on the playground tomorrow?
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