Obama School Speech Time is 12 Noon Eastern and 11 Central Time. He will address his first school audience in the same manner has Presidents in the past including the great Ronald Reagan. Obama is using this fashion of addressing the students and sending a message of inspiration to stay in school, overcome the bad in your life and be successful. There has been a ton of controversy and it will be ongoing I am sure. Do children need to hear from the President? In my humble opinion they do.