The president's address to American students, with its obnoxious study guide, has generated a push back in the great state of Texas. The superintendant of the Comal Independent School District in the San Antonio area has issued this letter on the district's website. Some key passages:For those of you unfamiliar with this situation, in a letter received by CISD this week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stated the following, "President Obama announced that on September 8 - the first day of school for many children across America - he will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education." [....]Although most of us agree that these ideals are notable, subsequent suggested activities developed by the Department of Education, brings into question, for many, the political implications of this endeavor. From the school districts' point of view, it is not our responsibility to emphasize one group's philosophy, values or ideology over another; that...(Read Full Post)