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January 15, 2009 at 2:11 am #589466
bcollinsMember…I say YES! In fact, it should be formally recognized as an educational event. Send a message to the Superintendent.
January 15, 2009 at 2:20 am #654974
JoBParticipantYES!!!!!!
and if they tie it in with Martin Luther King Day.. it’s a civic event….
this will be a history making event.. what is more educational than that?
January 15, 2009 at 2:22 am #654975
CarolPBMemberI second an enthusiastic YES! It’s history-live! I remember watching the moon landing in school…what’s the difference? Why is there even a question if the kids should watch??
January 15, 2009 at 2:31 am #654976
GenHillOneParticipantAbsolutely yes! I found out today that they’re having some trouble with the timing though – it’s finals week for the older kids with the quarter ending on Friday (and already no school the day before). So far, all I know for sure is that they’re taping it.
January 15, 2009 at 3:03 am #654977
pamMemberI would hope they would watch it – many times parents are at work and can’t watch something like that so this makes a wonderful dinner conversation opportunity.
January 15, 2009 at 3:06 am #654978
jMemberMy middle school (not in Seattle) is watching it, and yes, we are tying it into our MLK celebration. We figured if we are going to watch it, it has to be live. The only historical event I remember watching in school is the Challenger lifting off.
January 15, 2009 at 3:48 am #654979
bcollinsMemberI’ve spoken to my kids and it doesn’t sound as if anything is formally planned in Seattle schools. What a powerful educational opportunity it would be.
January 15, 2009 at 4:33 am #654980
BobLoblawParticipantSchmitz Park principal sent mail tonight that they are hosting students and parents that morning to watch all the pomp and circumstances.
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What a wonderful time in history for kids to witness (any presidential inauguration, for that matter). Some hope in dark days.
January 15, 2009 at 5:51 am #654981
addParticipantAs far as I know nothing is planned at either of my kids’ schools (elementary & middle) – have tried to find out. I have already decided if they are not going to watch it live at school (at least the swearing-in ceremony) that I am keeping them home and we’re having “Breakfast with Obama”. I’ll bring ’em in to school after the ceremony!
January 15, 2009 at 6:19 am #654982
GenHillOneParticipantThat’s a great idea, add! I don’t think it will fly for us with finals, but I’m going to check on it.
January 15, 2009 at 7:14 am #654983
PDieterParticipantThe Center School will be hosting a large screen viewing in the Center House for parents and students…following a student produce MLK film.
January 15, 2009 at 8:19 am #654984
JeffroMemberOn the flip side, would you show the inauguration if it were McCain/Palin being sworn in – or Bush/Cheney for that matter? If not, why not?
If you the educator can justify showing it in either case, then by all means show it. I’d probably tape it and skip through all the boring bits, of which there are sure to be many.
January 15, 2009 at 8:46 am #654985
FullTiltParticipantI think it is a historic event, no matter who got elected. It is strange to think that less than 50 people have held this top job in our country. More people are excited about this one though because they won’t have the desire to take a shower after watching the two of them being sworn in.
January 15, 2009 at 9:07 am #654986
charlabobParticipantActually, at least some local schools in the bay area did, in fact, show the Bush Cheney inauguration. However, as politicians of all stripes are prone to say, “I don’t deal in hypotheticals.” This definitely should be used as an opportunity to show kids history in action.
January 15, 2009 at 3:25 pm #654987
BobLoblawParticipantJeffro: I would certainly show it no matter who was taking the oath. As was said above, it’s a rare and historic event. Almost as exciting as 2012, when our first female president, President Sarah Palin, is sworn in.
January 15, 2009 at 4:32 pm #654988
RainyDay1235Memberriiiiiiiiiight
January 15, 2009 at 4:33 pm #654989
KenParticipantIf my grandkids school is not showing it I will just keep him home that morning.
I don’t remember seeing an inauguration is elementary school (back when tvs were black and white) but I remember being forced in middle school to watch The ACC basketball tournaments Duke vs Carolina game…
I suspect the inauguration will have a bit more historical value than that.
January 15, 2009 at 4:43 pm #654990
ZenguyParticipantAbsolutely, they should be watching. This is a great opportunity to discuss how government works, what the various parties stand for and what a President actually does.
And yes, they should be watching regardless of the party in control.
January 15, 2009 at 5:51 pm #654991
JoBParticipantLet’s not dodge the bullet here…
Any inauguration is a historic event…
but this one is special. It is the first time in our country’s history that a man of color is being elected to the presidency.
it is as important for white children to experience as it is for those of color.
and that would be as true if the man of color being inaugurated was a republican… say Colin Powell.
He happens to be a democrat… but his political affiliation has little to do with the historic nature of his inauguration.
His political affiliation does have a lot to do with the sense of joy and the street celebrations that were created by young people of every color… but nothing to do with the historic nature of this event.
It will also be a historic inauguration day when the first female is elected to the presidency.. though i admit to having lost hope that it will happen in my lifetime…
it took women nearly a hundred years to get the vote after it was awarded to black men. I sincerely hope it doesn’t take that long for a female president.
and yes.. it would be historic even if it was Sarah Palin..
though i personally would find that tragic.. not because she is republican but because she is not the kind of educated well spoken example i would want for my grandchildren.
On the other hand, people of color will have a president they can be proud of whether they agree with his political affiliation or not.
January 15, 2009 at 8:22 pm #654992
HMC RichParticipantOf course our School Children should watch this inauguration and any inauguration of the President. This one will be historic and important due to a barrier being broken. Our country is ever growing and ever changing. I look forward to knowing that someday a female, Hispanic or other non Caucasian, or a non-protestant will be elected to the office one day.
I usually, but not always, enjoyed significant event interruptions from the normal grind of school. Full Solar Eclipses, Space Launches, Inaugurations, and Presidential Funerals (yuck) as a kid.
Regardless a historic day that should be viewed by all.
January 15, 2009 at 9:00 pm #654993
alki_2008ParticipantI won’t be watching the inaugaration LIVE due to timing, but will watch it that night. Is there really a difference in the impact of the inaugaration if it’s viewed live vs pre-recorded?
I’m all for students watching it as an example of government in action, but not sure it’s worth skipping school to see it live. Just curious about the perceived impact of LIVE vs PRE-RECORDED. Either way, it’s important and should be seen.
But then again, I didn’t like skipping school anyway – and I usually prefer pre-recorded because then it can be paused. :)
January 15, 2009 at 9:01 pm #654994
JoBParticipantkennedy was catholic..
we haven’t broken the jewish or muslim barrier yet…
and i think wickan is a long long way off:)
i would love to see all of the major barriers broken in my lifetime…
but i am not entirely sure i want to live THAT long:)
January 16, 2009 at 12:26 am #654995
HMC RichParticipantYes, Kennedy was Catholic (and I knew that). Amazing in the past how the Supreme Court tried to keep Catholics out.
I hope the barriers keep falling away too and that we are all Americans. Although there are differences from person to person, I do want equality in opportunity. Isn’t that what this experiment is about?
January 16, 2009 at 4:12 am #654996
JeffroMemberI agree that this inauguration is more historic than most. I also remember that by the time the second Bush inauguration rolled around, watching the ceremony was the last thing I wanted to do – I was ok with just reading about it later.
My conflict is that I feel this event is important enough to show, while the last one, though important, was completely unworthy of taking time away from a busy school day, except for maybe a poli sci or English class. I think most of my feeling stems from the former being a reelection, which is already less exciting than a change of hands. In that regard, I believe I would also show a McCain/Palin swearing in.
January 16, 2009 at 5:43 pm #654997
JoBParticipantlol..
i suspect a McCain/Palin inaugural wouldn’t have been optional for any school board accepting federal money:)
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