Controversy on Education

Controversy swirled across the state of  Texas and the nation on President Obama’s speech to students. The president highly encouraged students to take responsibility for not only their education but for their future too. Many republican conservatives say that the president was overstepping boundaries, and it was an act to boost his political agenda. Especially Governor Rick Perry "I think it's disturbing when you get this message, that you will have your kids, in a forum where the president of the United States is, obviously he's got a message there," Perry said Thursday in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. "Nobody seems to know what he's going to be talking about ... why didn't he spend more time talking to the local districts, superintendents?" It amazes the author and me that some people are so arrogant and naïve. I understand that everyone has their own opinion when it comes to politics, and not everyone may like our president but they should set that aside their differences and understand it’s for the better of our children’s future.  The author of this article strongly emphasizes that in fact is he didn’t mention anything related to politics. Some of the speech even consisted of his own personal education experiences. There were even some parents that kept their children home the day of the speech.  Thankfully Governor Rick Perry did not agree with that. The author’s intentions on the audience are to inform us that we should set aside their differences and focus on the purpose of this speech which is for students to excel in their education and obtain a success.