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奥巴马开学演讲稿MyeducationMyfuture
Myeducation,Myfuture.
——Barack·Obama
IamherewithstudentsatWakefieldHighSchoolinArlington,we'vegotstudentsturninginfromallacrossAmericanfromkindergartenthrough12thIamjustsogladthatallcouldjoinusIwanttothankWakefieldforbeingsuchanoutstandinghost.
Giveyourselvesabigroundofapplause.
Iknowthatformanyofyou,todayisthefirstdayofschool.
Andforthoseofyouinkindergarten,ofstartingmiddleorhighschool,it'syoufirstdayinanewschool.
Soit'sunderstandableifyou'realittlenervous.
Iimaginetherearesomeseniorsouttherewhoarefeelingprettygoodrightnowwithjustonemoreyeartogo.
Andnomatterwhatgradeyouarein,someofyouareprobablywishingitwerestillsummerandyoucould'vestayedinbedjustalittlebitlongerthismorning.
IknowthatIwasyoung,myfamilylivedlivedinIndonesiaforafewmymother,shedidn'thavethemoneytosendmewhereallAmericankidswenttoschool,butshethoughtitwasimportantformetokeepupwithanAmericanshedecidedtoteachmeextralessonsherself,MondaythroughFriday.
Butbecauseshehadtogotoworktheonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:
30inthemorning.
NowasyoumightimagineIwasn'ttoohappyaboutgettingupthatearly.
AndalotoftimesI'dfallasleeprightthereinthekitchenwheneverI'dcomplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe'dsay"Thisisnopicnicformeeither,buster".
SoIknowthatsomeofyouarestilladjustingtobeingbackatI'mheretodaybecauseIhavesomethingimportanttodiscusswithyou.I'mherebecauseIwanttotalkwithyouaboutyoureducationandwhat'sexpectedofallofyouinthisnewschoolyear.
I'vegivenalotofspeechesaboutI'vetalkedaboutresponsibilityalot.I'vetalkedaboutteacher'sresponsibilityforinspiringstudentsandpushingyoutolearn.
I'vetalkedaboutyourparents'responsibilityformakingsureyoustayontrackandyougetyourhomeworkdoneanddon'tspendeverywakinghourinfrontoftheTVorwiththeXbox.
I'vetalkedalotaboutyourgovernment'sresponsibilityforsettinghighstandardsandsupportingteachersandprinciplesandturningaroundschoolsthataren'tworkingwherestudentsaren'tgettingtheopportunitiesthattheydeserve.
Butattheendofthedaywecanhavethemostdedicatedteachers,themostsupportiveparents,thebestschoolsintheworldandnoneofitwillmakeadifferenceandnoneofitwillmatterunlessallofyoufulfillyourresponsibilities,unlessyoushowuptothoseschools,unlessyoupayattentiontothoseteachers,unlessyoulistentoyourparentsandgrandparentsandotheradultsandputinthehardworkittakestosucceed.
That'swhatIwanttofocusontoday,theresponsibilityeachofyouhasfroyoureducation.
Iwantstartwiththeresponsibilityyouhavetoyourself.
Everysingleoneofyouhassomethingthatyou'regoodsingleoneofyouhassomethingtoyouhavearesponsibilitytoyourselftodiscoverwhatthatis.That'stheopportunityaneducationcanprovide.
Maybeyoucouldbeagreatwriter,maybeevengoodenoughtowriteabookorarticlesinanewspaper,butyoumightnotknowituntilyouwritethatEnglishclasspaperthat'sassignedtoyoucouldbeaninnovatororaninventor,maybegoodenoughtocomeupwiththenextiphoneorthenewmedicineorvaccine,butyoumightnotknowituntilyoudoyourprojectforyourscienceyoucouldbeamayororasenatororaSupremeCourtjustice,butyoumightnotknowthatuntilyoujoinstudentgovernmentorthedebateteam.
Andnomatterwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife,Iguaranteethatyou'llneedaneducationtodoit.
Youwanttobeadoctor,orateacher,orapoliceofficer?
Youwanttobeanurseoranarchitect,alawyeroramemberofourmilitary?
Youaregoingtoneedagoodeducationforeverysingleoneofthosecannotdropoutofschoolandjustdropinagoodjob.You'vegottotrainforitandworkforitandlearnforit.
Andthisisn'tjustimportantforyourownlifeandyourownyoumakeofyoureducationwilldecidenothinglessthanthefutureofthisfutureofAmericadependsonyou'relearninginschooltodaywilldeterminewhetherweasanationcanmeetourgreatestchallengesinthefuture.
You'llneedtheknowledgeandproblemsolvingskillsyoulearninscienceandmathtocurediseaseslikecancerandAIDSandtodevelopnewenergytechnologiesandprotectourneedtheinsightsandcritical-thinkingskillsyougaininhistoryandsocialstudiestofightpovertyandhomelessness,crimeanddiscrimination,andmakeournationmorefairandmorefree.You'llneedthecreativityandingenuityyoudevelopinallyourclassestobuiltnewcompaniesthatwillcreatenewjobsandboostoureconomy.
Weneedeverysingleoneofyoutodevelopyourtalentsandyourskillsandyourintellectsoyoucanhelpusoldfolkssolveourmostdifficultproblems.
Ifyoudon'tdothat,ifyouquitonschool,you'renotjustquittingonyourself,you'requittingonyourcountry.
Iknowit'snotalwayseasytodowellinschool.
Iknowalotofyouhavechallengesinyourlivesrightnowthatcanmakeithardtofocusonyourschoolwork.
IgetitandIknowwhatit'slike.
MyfatherleftmyfamilywhenIwastwoyearsold,andIwasraisedbyasinglemomwhohadtoworkandwhostruggledattimestopaythebillsandwasn'talwaysabletogiveusthethingsthatotherkidshad.
ThereweretimeswhenImissedhavingafatherinmyweretimeswhenIwaslonelyandIfeltlikeIdidn'tfitin.
SoIwasn'talwaysasfocusedasIshouldhavebeenonschoolandI'vedidsomethingsthatI'mnotproudofandIgotinmoretroublethatIshouldmylifecouldhaveeasilytakenaturnfortheworse.
ButIwasgotalotofsecondchancesandIhadtheopportunitytogotocollegeandlawschoolandfollowmydreams.
Mywife,thefirstlady,MichelleObama,shehasasimilarofherparentshadgonetocollegeandtheydidn'thavealotoftheyworkedhardandsheworkedhardsothatshecouldgotothebestschoolsinthiscountry.
Someofyoumightnothavethoseyoudon'thaveadultsinyourlifewhogiveyouthesupportthatyousomeoneofyourfamilyhaslosttheirjobandthere'snotenoughmoneytogoyouliveinaneighborhoodwhereyoudon'tfeelsafeorhavefriendswhoarepressuringyoutodothingsyouknowaren'tright.
Butattheendoftheday,thecircumstancesofyourlife,whatyoulooklike,whereyoucomefrom,howmuchmoneyyouhave,whatyou'vegotgoingonathome,noneofthatisanexcuseforneglectingyourhomeworkorhavingabadattitudeinschool.That'snoexcusefortalkingbacktoyourteacherorcuttingclass,ordroppingoutofisnoexcusefornottrying.
Whereyouarerightnowdoesn'thavetodeterminewhereyou'llendone'swrittenyourdestinyforyoubecausehereinAmerica,youwriteyourownmakeyourownfuture.That'swhatyoungpeoplelikeyoudoingeveryday,allacrossAmerica.
YoungpeoplelikeJazminPeres,fromRoma,didn'tspeakEnglishwhenshefirststartedofherparentshadgonetosheworkedhard,earnedgoodgradesandgotascholarshiptoBrownUniversity,nowisingraduateschoolstudyingpublichealthonherwaytobecomingPerez.
I'mthinkingaboutAndoniLosAltos,Californiawho'sfoughtbraincancersincehewasthree.He'shadtoendureallsortsoftreatmentsandsurgeriesoneofwhichaffectedhismemorysoittookhimmuchlonger-hundredsofextrahours-todohisheneverfellbehind.He'sheadedtocollegethisfall.
Andthere'sShantellSteve,frommyhometownofChicagowhenbouncingfromfosterhometofosterhomeinthetoughestneighborhoodsinthecity,shemanagedtogetajobatalocalhealthcarecenter,startaprogramtokeepyoungpeopleoutofgangsandshe'sontracktograduatehighschoolwithhonorsandtotocollege.
AndJazmin,Andoni,andShantellaren'tanydifferentfromanyoffacechallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyousomecasesthey'vegotitalotworseoffthanmanyoftheyrefusedtogivechosetotakeresponsibilityfortheirlives,fortheireducationandsetgoalsforIexpectallofyoutodothesame.
That'swhytodayI'mcallingoneachofyoutosetyourowngoalsforyoureducationanddoeverythingyoucantomeetgoalcanbesomethingassimpleasdoingallyourhomework,payingattentioninclass,orspendingsometimeeachdayreadingayou'lldecidetogetinvolvedinanextracurricularactivityorvolunteerinyouryou'lldecidetostandupforkidswhoarebeingteasedorbulliedbecauseofwhotheyareorhowtheylook,becauseyoubelieve,likeIdo,thatallyoungpeopledeserveasafeenvironmenttostudyandyou'lldecidetotakebettercareofyourselfsoyoucouldbemorereadytoalongthoselines,bytheway,Ihopeallofyouarewashingyourhandsalotandthatyoustayhomefromschoolwhenyoudon'tfeelwellsowecankeeppeoplefromgettingthefluthisfallandwinter.
Butwhateveryouresolvetodo,Iwantyoutocommittowantyoutoreallyworkatit.
IknowthatsometimesyougetthatsensefromTVthatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardworkthatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrappingorbasketballorbeingarealityTVareyou'renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.
Thetruthis,beingsuccessfuliswon'tloveeverysubjectthatyouwon'tclickwitheveryteacherthatyouhave.
Noteveryhomeworkassignmentwillseemcompletelyrelevanttoyourliferightatthisyouwon'tnecessarilysucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.
That'sokay.
Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho'vehadthemostfailures.J.K.Rowling's,whowroteHarryPotter,herfirstHarryPotterbookwasrejected12timesbeforeitwasfinallyJordanwa