Posted by
Ed Lilly on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 10:45:10 PM
I immediately thought of Ty Webb's question from Caddyshack (the title of this post) upon learning of the extremely creepy idea of President Obama's scheduled address to a captive group of kids who are "suggested" to "Write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. These would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals."
So my kid now should be putting down goals for how he or she can help the president (NOT the Country, mind you), and somehow be "accountable to their goals" at a later time?!
Here's the letter from the Secretary of Education (and thanks again, President Reagan, for following through on that campaign rhetoric about abolishing the waste of taxpayer funds that is the Dept. of Education) to the nation's school principals. (see the attached suggested classroom activities for the Pre-K to 6 for the letters to themselves idea)
If I'd wanted this type of interaction between the nation's chief executive and my kids, I would have moved to North Korea or Cuba.