President Obama's Back to School Speech: Appropriate?

President Obama's "Back to School" speech was the second such address during his presidency.  Last year, parents around the country pulled their children from school, concerned about political indoctrination. This year, the Administration and press were very quiet about the President's annual address.  Some were even shocked to find out (from their children after they home from school, at that!). 

The message relayed by the commander in chief are simple messages watered down for the young audience.  He talked about doing your homework, showing up to class on time, and a variety of subjects for living a healthy school life.

Perhaps the most important messages that the President sent, is that he believes that every child is capable of straight A's, but only those who apply themselves will get those kind of marks in school. 

The President addressed the nation's youth at 1:00 PM EDT, and all around the country children tuned in to watch him speak in their classrooms.  Click here for more details.

President Obama Back to School Speech 2010: 2nd Annual Address (Live VIDEO)

Watch President Obama's Second annual back to school speech on September 14, 2010.  Fear of indoctrination were rampant last year when the president was slated to make a back to school speech.  So far this year, the same panic hasn't occurred, and as far as we can tell there aren't widespread plans to remove students from school by their parents.


Still yet, at the last minute people can decide to change their mind and protest, and sometimes that's only to be expected when a political figure speaks.


The 2nd annual address takes place at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Pennsylvania at 1:00 p.m. Live streaming video is available below. 


So what do you think about Obama's second annual speech? Do you think it's good or bad? Do we run the risk of indoctrinating our children by allowing them to listen to political figures at such an early age? 


Live video feed can be seen below, and if the player is not visible then you can click here to go to UStream.