The Obama Administration's plan to "change" America involves big changes in the schools. Obama wants the federal government to take control of public school curriculum, and also compile a database of personal information about each student. The President will talk directly to the kids in their schools, and the Department of Education will attach extraordinary strings to the $100 billion of Stimulus funds earmarked for education.

The President's September 8 speech from the White House to every schoolchild in America kicked up a storm of public controversy. The Secretary of Education sent a study plan for Obama's speech written by the U.S. Department of Education to every school ahead of time. That study outline revealed the political motives.

In this study plan, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan instructed all school principals to use this "historic moment" to have their students and teachers watch the President's speech "so they can compete in the global economy." Duncan sent one Menu of classroom activities for PreKindergarten-to-6th-grade and another for grades 7-12.

The PreK-to-6th-grade instructions told teachers to "build background knowledge about the President" by reading books about Barack Obama. The study plan told elementary students it is "important that we listen to the President," to "take notes while President Obama is talking," to "write down key ideas or phrases" from his speech, and to "discuss them after the speech." The instructions for grades 7-12 told teachers to post "notable quotes" from Obama's speeches on the bulletin board, to have students "take notes while President Obama talks," and to identify "the three most important words in the speech." Students should be asked: "What is President Obama inspiring you to do?" and "How will he inspire us?"

Parents should rise up and stop the public schools from teaching schoolchildren to be cheerleaders for Obama and his policies.

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