In the NY Daily News article on September 14, 2010, "President Obama Tells Kids to Work Hard, Stay in School in Annual Back-to-School Pep Talk" by Kenneth R. Bazinet (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/09/14/2010-09-14_president_obama_tells_kids_to_work_hard_stay_in_school_in_annual_backtoschool_pe.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nydnrss%2Fhome+(Home)&utm_content=Google+Reader), President Obama said to the students, "Your future is in your hands." The speech was intended for all the kids around America. Mr. Obama stated "You've got an obligation to yourselves, and America has an obligation to you to make sure you are getting the best education possible."
We do have an obligation to ourselves. Most people in the world don't get an education like Americans get, so we need to take advantage of that privilege. If you really don't want to go to school, move to Africa. Mr. Obama also said, "And making sure you get that kind of education is going to take all of us working hand in hand." We DO need to work together. Everyone. We need to make America the best she can be. What do you think we can do to make America better? I think that instead of spending all of this money on war, the United States needs to spend money on education. We should fund better teacher education, get rid of tenure, and give more people scholarships to college.
Mr. Obama went on to say, "Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing - absolutely nothing - is beyond your reach. So long as you're willing to dream big. So long as you're willing to work hard." Do you think that if you really work hard, that you can achieve the impossible? I do believe that everyone's future is in their own hands and life is what you want it to be. No one can change up your life. You're the only person in control. Life's too short to make your first few years not count. Make every second in every minute in every day count by getting the best education you can get.
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