I don't really use this blog as a chance to sound off on my political views. They are independent, mercurial, and complex. I'd rather save my blog for my video game thoughts, which are independent, mercurial, and complex—but a bit more apolitical. Still, as an educator in this fine Red State (not communist, mind you, despite what those within the state might think) of Utah, I have to sound off on the absolute absurdity that is being perpetuated as parents myopically threaten to pull their students from schools if said schools allow the President's speech to students on education to be broadcast during the school day. As one blogger noted: "Make this a Stay Home Tuesday, for the sake of Education. Talk about ironic." So that's irony number one: In order to educate children on how to be civil, understanding, well-rounded students—in short, to learn about others—some students will be denied an opportunity to learn what their current President has to say about edu...