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New Canaan policy on Obama speech draws Himes
NEW CANAAN -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, spoke to a crowd of supporters -- and one vocal detractor -- Monday afternoon on the steps of Town Hall about the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's back-to-school speech, framing the issue as a debate over the free exchange of information.
"Do we want our children shielded from the development of thoughtfulness and critical thinking?" Himes said, after discounting allegations the speech contained a political agenda. "That's not the America that all of us know and it's certainly not what we think of as education."
Himes told the audience of a few dozen that he chose to address the issue from New Canaan because the town drew attention from the national media. On Sunday, the decision by New Canaan Public Schools to view and discuss the televised presidential speech before showing it to elementary school children drew criticism from panelists on "Meet the Press."
"It sounds like East Germany trying to form some restrictions on people leaving the eastern sector to go into the western sector," NBC newscaster Tom Brokaw said during the show, according to a transcript.
Brokaw has a home in Pound Ridge, N.Y., which borders New Canaan......
......New Canaan Schools Superintendent David Abbey said his school system should have treated the presidential as an event, rather than an educational issue, given the heated debate around it. He said he was surprised how quickly his policies were thrust into the national spotlight.
Abbey acknowledged a letter from the Republican Town Committee did much to raise concerns of residents in New Canaan -- an affluent suburb and Republican stronghold.......
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NEW CANAAN -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, spoke to a crowd of supporters -- and one vocal detractor -- Monday afternoon on the steps of Town Hall about the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's back-to-school speech, framing the issue as a debate over the free exchange of information.
"Do we want our children shielded from the development of thoughtfulness and critical thinking?" Himes said, after discounting allegations the speech contained a political agenda. "That's not the America that all of us know and it's certainly not what we think of as education."
Himes told the audience of a few dozen that he chose to address the issue from New Canaan because the town drew attention from the national media. On Sunday, the decision by New Canaan Public Schools to view and discuss the televised presidential speech before showing it to elementary school children drew criticism from panelists on "Meet the Press."
"It sounds like East Germany trying to form some restrictions on people leaving the eastern sector to go into the western sector," NBC newscaster Tom Brokaw said during the show, according to a transcript.
Brokaw has a home in Pound Ridge, N.Y., which borders New Canaan......
......New Canaan Schools Superintendent David Abbey said his school system should have treated the presidential as an event, rather than an educational issue, given the heated debate around it. He said he was surprised how quickly his policies were thrust into the national spotlight.
Abbey acknowledged a letter from the Republican Town Committee did much to raise concerns of residents in New Canaan -- an affluent suburb and Republican stronghold.......
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