My kids aren't old enough to see the speech yet. I don't have a problem with it as long as it is just a study hard, do well in school, have a good year, etc. type of speech. However, my problem with the speech was where he was wanting the kids to write ideas on how they could help the president, which led me to wonder what else he was including in the speech (seriously, most kids, some as young as kindergarten age don't know and don't care about what is going on in politics, so how are they going to come up with ideas on how to help him without some sort of a lead from him?). Since the idea was first out in the news, that portion has been changed to having the kids write about how they can accomplish their own goals (which seems much more realistic topic of writing for such young kids anyway). It still leaves me wondering what else is in the speech, though. I'll have to save my final judgment for when I can see the copy of the speech, which I believe is due out Monday.