By now you are aware of the president’s planned address to America’s public-school students (and the Department of Education’s prep materials). I snarked elsewhere that this is another reason to encourage private and home schooling.

And if you haven’t watched it, that video Jonah just posted is worth watching. Here’s some local news reporting on it:

FARMINGTON — A video shown at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington has ruffled the feathers of the Utah Eagle Forum which claims it is a political message in support of a “liberal” agenda.
The video, which consists of celebrities pledging support for a variety of causes, was shown on Friday, August 28. The Eagle Forum says it was brought to their attention by concerned parents.
President of the Utah Eagle Forum, Gayle Ruzicka, says the decision to show the video was made by the PTA president and school principal without parental consent.
“I’m very concerned when they show a leftist, liberal political video to elementary-age children without their parents being notified,” Ruzicka said.
In a statement to the media, Ruzicka says the “left-wing, liberal, political video shows some useful concepts,” but mainly showcases “well-known celebrities pledging and asking viewers to support stem cell research, not flushing the toilet after urinating, not using plastic grocery bags, ‘to sell my obnoxious car and buy a hybrid,’ etc.”

The video includes these celebrity declarations, among others (some of which are completely fine and laudatory, some of which are ridiculous, some of which are meaningless, some of which are loaded): “I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama . . . to be a servant of our president and to all mankind.”

And to think, many schools aren’t even back in session yet. But indoctrination never takes a vacation.