奥巴马myeducationmyfuture的英文演讲稿.docx
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奥巴马myeducationmyfuture的英文演讲稿
Goodmorning,IwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometopresidentBarakObama,secretaryofEducation,AllyDunken,WhiteHousestaff,schoolboardmembers,countyboardmembers,superintendentDr.PatridMuffi,Seniorstaff,
PrincipalRudolphJackson,Wakefieldfaculty,andofcourse,myfellowclassmates.
IamhonoredtohavebeenchosentospeakbeforemyclassmatesaswellasstudentsacrossAmericatoday.Overthepastthreeyears,Ihavetakentheadvantageofeveryacademic,extracurricularandcommunityopportunitythathasbeenpresentedtome.
AsIthescholarwrintinggladthebetter,beingassignedtoanotherclasswasanoption.
Iwasdeterminedtoexcel.Therefore,Imanagedtosucceedwithanadvancingclass
Andmaintainingfocusalong
AsIstandbeforemyIwantyoutoknowthatmaybehandedtous,butasstudents,wemusttakeresponsibilityforourfuture.Wemusttaketheownershipaboutwhatwewanttolearn.Assenior
Theopportunitities,
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IwouldnotbestandingherebeforeyoutointroducethepresidentoftheUnitedStatesasInothere
JustwearefortunetohavepresidentBarakObama
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Atthistime,itisagreathonorandpridetohaveeveryonetostandtowelcomethemanwhoprovedYes,wecan.
Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasejoinmetowelcomethepresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,BarakObama.
Helloeveryone-how'severybodydoingtodayI'mherewithstudentsatWakefieldHighSchoolinArlington,Virginia.Andwe'vegotstudentstuninginfromallacrossAmerica,fromkindergartenthroughtwelfthgrade.AndI'mjustsogladthatallcouldjoinustoday.
Iknowthatformanyofyou,todayisthefirstdayofschool.Andforthoseofyouinkindergarten,orstartingmiddleorhighschool,it'syourfirstdayinanewschool,soit'sunderstandableifyou'realittlenervous.Iimaginetherearesomeseniorsouttherewhoarefeelingprettygoodrightnow,withjustonemoreyeartogo.Andnomatterwhatgradeyou'rein,someofyouareprobablywishingitwerestillsummer,andyoucould'vestayedinbedjustalittlebitlongerthismorning.
Iknowthatfeel.WhenIwasyoung,myfamilylivedoverseas.IlivedinIndonesiaforafewyears,andmymother,shedidn'thavethemoneytosendmewherealltheAmericankidswenttoschool,whichshethoughtitwasimportantformetokeepupwithAmericaneducation.Soshedecidedtoteachmeextralessonsherself,MondaythroughFriday–butbecauseshehadtogotowork,theonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:
30inthemorning.
NowasyoumightimagineIwasn'ttoohappyaboutgettingupthatearly.Alotoftimes,I'dfallasleeprightthereatthekitchentable.ButwheneverI'dcomplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe’dsay,"Thisisnopicnicformeeither,buster."
SoIknowthatsomeofyouarestilladjustingtobeingbackatschool.ButI'mheretodaybecauseIhavesomethingimportanttodiscusswithyou.I'mherebecauseIwanttotalkwithyouaboutyoureducationandwhat'sexpectedofallofyouinthisnewschoolyear.
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NowI'vegivenalotofspeechesabouteducation.AndI'vetalkedaboutresponsibilityalot.I'vetalkedaboutteachers'responsibilityforinspiringstudents,andpushingyoutolearn.I'vetalkedaboutyourparents'responsibilityformakingsureyoustayontrack,andgetyourhomeworkdone,anddon'tspendeverywakinghourinfrontoftheTVorwiththatXbox.
I'vetalkedalotaboutyourgovernment'sresponsibilityforsettinghighstandards,andsupportingteachersandprincipals,andturningaroundschoolsthataren'tworkingwherestudentsaren'tgettingtheopportunitiestheydeserve.
Butattheendoftheday,wecanhavethemostdedicatedteachers,themostsupportiveparents,thebestschoolsintheworld-andnoneofitwillmakeadifference,noneofitwillmatterunlessallofyoufulfillyourresponsibilities.Unlessyoushowuptothoseschools;unlessyoupayattentiontothoseteachers;unlessyoulistentoyourparentsandgrandparentsandotheradults;andputinthehardworkittakestosucceed.
Andthat'swhatIwanttofocusontoday:
theresponsibilityeachofyouhasforyoureducation.Iwanttostartwiththeresponsibilityyouhavetoyourself.
Everysingleoneofyouhassomethingthatyou'regoodat.Everysingleoneofyouhassomethingtooffer.Andyouhavearesponsibilitytoyourselftodiscoverwhatthatis.That'stheopportunityaneducationcanprovide.
Maybeyoucouldbeagreatwriter-maybeevengoodenoughtowriteabookorarticlesinanewspaper-butyoumightnotknowituntilyouwritethatEnglishclasspaperthatassignedtoyou.Maybeyoucouldbeaninnovatororaninventor-maybeevengoodenoughtocomeupwiththenexti-Phoneoranewmedicineorvaccine-butyoumightnotknowituntilyoudoyourprojectforyourscienceclass.MaybeyoucouldbeamayororaSenatororaSupremeCourtJustice,butyoumightnotknowthatuntilyoujoinstudentgovernmentorthedebateteam.
Andnomatterwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife-Iguaranteethatyou'llneedaneducationtodoit.Youwanttobeadoctor,orateacher,orapoliceofficerYouwanttobeanurseoranarchitect,alawyeroramemberofourmilitaryYou'regoingtoneedagoodeducationforeverysingleoneofthosecareers.Youcan'tdropoutofschoolandjustdropintoagoodjob.You'vegottotrainforit,andworkforitandlearnforit.
Andthisisn'tjustimportantforyourownlifeandyourownfuture.Whatyoumakeofyoureducationwilldecidenothinglessthanthefutureofthiscountry.Whatyou'relearninginschooltodaywilldeterminewhetherweasanationcanmeetourgreatestchallengesinthefuture.
You'llneedtheknowledgeandproblem-solvingskillsyoulearninscienceandmathtocurediseaseslikecancerandAIDS,andtodevelopnewenergytechnologiesandprotectourenvironment.You'llneedtheinsightsandcriticalthinkingskillsyougaininhistoryandsocialstudiestofightpovertyandhomelessness,crimeanddiscrimination,andmakeournationmorefairandmorefree.You'llneedthecreativityandingenuityyoudevelopinallyourclassestobuildnewcompaniesthatwillcreatenewjobsandboostoureconomy.
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Weneedeverysingleoneofyoutodevelopyourtalents,skillsandintellectsoyoucanhelpsolveourmostdifficultproblems.Ifyoudon'tdothat-ifyouquitonschool-you'renotjustquittingonyourself,you'requittingonyourcountry.
NowIknowit'snotalwayseasytodowellinschool.Iknowalotofyouhavechallengesinyourlivesrightnowthatcanmakeithardtofocusonyourschoolwork.
Igetit.Iknowwhatthat'slike.MyfatherleftmyfamilywhenIwastwoyearsold,andIwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledattimestopaythebillsandwasn'talwaysabletogiveusthingstheotherkidshad.ThereweretimeswhenImissedhavingafatherinmylife.ThereweretimeswhenIwaslonelyandfeltlikeIdidn'tfitin.
SoIwasn'talwaysasfocusedasIshouldhavebeen.IdidsomethingsI'mnotproudof,andgotinmoretroublethanIshouldhave.Andmylifecouldhaveeasilytakenaturnfortheworse.
ButIwasfortunate.Igotalotofsecondchancesandhadtheopportunitytogotocollege,andlawschool,andfollowmydreams.Mywife,ourFirstLadyMichelleObama,hasasimilarstory.Neitherofherparentshadgonetocollege,andtheydidn'thavemuch.Buttheyworkedhard,andsheworkedhard,sothatshecouldgotothebestschoolsinthiscountry.
Someofyoumightnothavethoseadvantages.Maybeyoudon'thaveadultsinyourlifewhogiveyouthesupportthatyouneed.Maybesomeoneinyourfamilyhaslosttheirjob,andthere'snotenoughmoneytogoaround.Maybeyouliveinaneighborhoodwhereyoudon'tfeelsafe,orhavefriendswhoarepressuringyoutodothingsyouknowaren'tright.
Butattheendoftheday,thecircumstancesofyourlife-whatyoulooklike,whereyoucomefrom,howmuchmoneyyouhave,whatyou'vegotgoingonathome-that'snoexcuseforneglectingyourhomeworkorhavingabadattitude.That'snoexcusefortalkingbacktoyourteacher,orcuttingclass,ordroppingoutofschool.That'snoexcusefornottrying.
Whereyouarerightnowdoesn'thavetodeterminewhereyou'llendup.Noone'swrittenyourdestinyforyou.HereinAmerica,youwriteyourowndestiny.Youmakeyourownfuture.
That'swhatyoungpeoplelikeyouaredoingeveryday,allacrossAmerica.
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YoungpeoplelikeJazminPerez,fromRoma,Texas.Jazmindidn'tspeakEnglishwhenshefirststartedschool.Hardlyanyoneinherhometownwenttocollege,andneitherofherparentshadgoneeither.Butsheworkedhard,earnedgoodgrades,gotascholarshiptoBrownUniversity,andisnowingraduateschool,studyingpublichealth,onherwaytobeingDr.JazminPerez.
I'mthinkingaboutAndoniSchultz,fromLosAltos,California,who'sfoughtbraincancersincehewasthree.He'senduredallsortsoftreatmentsandsurgeries,oneofwhichaffectedhismemory,soittookhimmuchlonger-hundredsofextrahours-todohisschoolwork.Butheneverfellbehind,andhe'sheadedtocollegethisfall.
Andthenthere'sShantellSteve,frommyhometownofChicago,Illinois.Evenwhenbouncingfromfosterhometofosterhomeinthetoughestneighborhoods,shemanagedtogetajobatalocalhealthcenter;startaprogramtokeepyoungpeopleoutofgangs;andshe'sontracktograduatehighschoolwithhonorsandgoontocollege.
Jazmin,AndoniandShantellaren'tanydifferentfromanyofyou.Theyfacedchallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyoudo.Buttheyrefusedtogiveup.Theychosetotakeresponsibilityfortheireducationandsetgoalsforthemselve
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