President Obama's Address to America's Students: Is The Right Message

Having the President of the United States use the bully pulpit to speak to our
school children isn't new, but it's only a good use of the office if executed with a
clear vision. That vision should not be blurred by overzealous staffers who counseled
teachers to use the speech to focus on President Obama himself and not on the nation's
crisis.
We have a generation of kids that are more aware of their world than any in history.
They need to hear that there are things we can do to fix schools, from rewarding great
teachers, to closing failing schools, making sure standards are high, creating bold,
expansive new schools of choice for students, and generally recognizing that no one
size fits all students anymore.