At Woodlawn High, students watch as president speaks
Several of the Sun education reporters went to schools in different districts to sit in on classes as they watched President Obama's speech to them at noon today. I was at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County, where several classes were able to watch the speech live - and where, according to Principal Brian Scriven, there were plans to record the address for those who had lunch at the time it aired. Viewing the speech was voluntary - as it was throughout the county and in other school systems, too.
I was struck by some of the insights the students had in a discussion prior to the address - and how seriously many of them took the exercise, and the speech (I do remember high school, after all).
Stay tuned...I'll have more to share as we continue working on this story.
Categories: Around the Nation, Around the Region, Baltimore County
Comments
Kids can be so much smarter than adults sometimes. This is one of those times. While the world was flipping out about some kind of "indoctrination," kids were talking about the issues in speech. What do you do if you don't have a support system to help you meet your goals? You find one. There are no excuses. When it comes down to it, personal responsibility it most important. Thank you President Obama for starting the conversation about education and personal success. I think the graduation rate just went up.
Posted by: City Schools Parent | September 8, 2009 2:33 PM
I find the speech is really inspiring, not only for the children but for the adults as well. We all want our children to work hard in school and pursue better grades. I hope that the parents will reinforce the messages that their kids heard.
Posted by: Ecotech | September 9, 2009 7:22 AM
Its good to hear that the school allowed the kids to watch and also to have input into what they heard and how they felt about it.
I still do not get what all the negativity was these past days concerning this talk with our children.
In the real world it would be nice to believe that all parents have given their children the talk about the importance of an education.
I hope to hear from more City Schools about how their children reacted to the talk and what conversations were done about it.
Posted by: calamity | September 9, 2009 11:22 AM