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thepresident:

hello,everybody!

thankyou.thankyou.thankyou,everybody.allright,everybodygoaheadandhaveaseat.howiseverybodydoingtoday?

（applause.）howabouttimspicer?

（applause.）iamherewithstudentsatwakefieldhighschoolinarlington,virginia.andwe'vegotstudentstuninginfromallacrossamerica,fromkindergartenthrough12thgrade.andiamjustsogladthatallcouldjoinustoday.andiwanttothankwakefieldforbeingsuchanoutstandinghost.giveyourselvesabigroundofapplause.（applause.）

iknowthatformanyofyou,todayisthefirstdayofschool.andforthoseofyouinkindergarten,orstartingmiddleorhighschool,it'syourfirstdayinanewschool,soit'sunderstandableifyou'realittlenervous.iimaginetherearesomeseniorsouttherewhoarefeelingprettygoodrightnow--（applause）--withjustonemoreyeartogo.andnomatterwhatgradeyou'rein,someofyouareprobablywishingitwerestillsummerandyoucould'vestayedinbedjustalittlebitlongerthismorning.

iknowthatfeeling.wheniwasyoung,myfamilylivedoverseas.ilivedinindonesiaforafewyears.andmymother,shedidn'thavethemoneytosendmewherealltheamericankidswenttoschool,butshethoughtitwasimportantformetokeepupwithanamericaneducation.soshedecidedtoteachmeextralessonsherself,mondaythroughfriday.butbecauseshehadtogotowork,theonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:

30inthemorning.

now,asyoumightimagine,iwasn'ttoohappyaboutgettingupthatearly.andalotoftimes,i'dfallasleeprightthereatthekitchentable.butwheneveri'dplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe'dsay,"thisisnopicnicformeeither,buster."（laughter.）

soiknowthatsomeofyouarestilladjustingtobeingbackatschool.buti'mheretodaybecauseihavesomethingimportanttodiscusswithyou.i'mherebecauseiwanttotalkwithyouaboutyoureducationandwhat'sexpectedofallofyouinthisnewschoolyear.

now,i'vegivenalotofspeechesabouteducation.andi'vetalkedaboutresponsibilityalot.

i'vetalkedaboutteachers'responsibilityforinspiringstudentsandpushingyoutolearn.

i'vetalkedaboutyourparents'responsibilityformakingsureyoustayontrack,andyougetyourhomeworkdone,anddon'tspendeverywakinghourinfrontofthetvorwiththexbox.

i'vetalkedalotaboutyourgovernment'sresponsibilityforsettinghighstandards,andsupportingteachersandprincipals,andturningaroundschoolsthataren'tworking,wherestudentsaren'tgettingtheopportunitiesthattheydeserve.

butattheendoftheday,wecanhavethemostdedicatedteachers,themostsupportiveparents,thebestschoolsintheworld--andnoneofitwillmakeadifference,noneofitwillmatterunlessallofyoufulfillyourresponsibilities,unlessyoushowuptothoseschools,unlessyoupayattentiontothoseteachers,unlessyoulistentoyourparentsandgrandparentsandotheradultsandputinthehardworkittakestosucceed.that'swhatiwanttofocusontoday:

theresponsibilityeachofyouhasforyoureducation.

iwanttostartwiththeresponsibilityyouhavetoyourself.everysingleoneofyouhassomethingthatyou'regoodat.everysingleoneofyouhassomethingtooffer.andyouhavearesponsibilitytoyourselftodiscoverwhatthatis.that'stheopportunityaneducationcanprovide.

maybeyoucouldbeagreatwriter--maybeevengoodenoughtowriteabookorarticlesinanewspaper--butyoumightnotknowituntilyouwritethatenglishpaper--thatenglishclasspaperthat'sassignedtoyou.maybeyoucouldbeaninnovatororaninventor--maybeevengoodenoughtoeupwiththenextiphoneorthenewmedicineorvaccine--butyoumightnotknowituntilyoudoyourprojectforyourscienceclass.maybeyoucouldbeamayororasenatororasupremecourtjustice--butyoumightnotknowthatuntilyoujoinstudentgovernmentorthedebateteam.

andnomatterwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife,iguaranteethatyou'llneedaneducationtodoit.youwanttobeadoctor,orateacher,orapoliceofficer?

youwanttobeanurseoranarchitect,alawyeroramemberofourmilitary?

you'regoingtoneedagoodeducationforeverysingleoneofthosecareers.youcannotdropoutofschoolandjustdropintoagoodjob.you'vegottotrainforitandworkforitandlearnforit.

andthisisn'tjustimportantforyourownlifeandyourownfuture.whatyoumakeofyoureducationwilldecidenothinglessthanthefutureofthiscountry.thefutureofamericadependsonyou.whatyou'relearninginschooltodaywilldeterminewhetherweasanationcanmeetourgreatestchallengesinthefuture.

you'llneedtheknowledgeandproblem-solvingskillsyoulearninscienceandmathtocurediseaseslikecancerandaids,andtodevelopnewenergytechnologiesandprotectourenvironment.you'llneedtheinsightsandcritical-thinkingskillsyougaininhistoryandsocialstudiestofightpovertyandhomelessness,crimeanddiscrimination,andmakeournationmorefairandmorefree.you'llneedthecreativityandingenuityyoudevelopinallyourclassestobuildnewpaniesthatwillcreatenewjobsandboostoureconomy.

weneedeverysingleoneofyoutodevelopyourtalentsandyourskillsandyourintellectsoyoucanhelpusoldfolkssolveourmostdifficultproblems.ifyoudon'tdothat--ifyouquitonschool--you'renotjustquittingonyourself,you'requittingonyourcountry.

now,iknowit'snotalwayseasytodowellinschool.iknowalotofyouhavechallengesinyourlivesrightnowthatcanmakeithardtofocusonyourschoolwork.

igetit.iknowwhatit'slike.myfatherleftmyfamilywheniwastwoyearsold,andiwasraisedbyasinglemomwhohadtoworkandwhostruggledattimestopaythebillsandwasn'talwaysabletogiveusthethingsthatotherkidshad.thereweretimeswhenimissedhavingafatherinmylife.thereweretimeswheniwaslonelyandifeltlikeididn'tfitin.

soiwasn'talwaysasfocusedasishouldhavebeenonschool,andididsomethingsi'mnotproudof,andigotinmoretroublethanishouldhave.andmylifecouldhaveeasilytakenaturnfortheworse.

butiwas--iwaslucky.igotalotofsecondchances,andihadtheopportunitytogotocollegeandlawschoolandfollowmydreams.mywife,ourfirstladymichelleobama,shehasasimilarstory.neitherofherparentshadgonetocollege,andtheydidn'thavealotofmoney.buttheyworkedhard,andsheworkedhard,sothatshecouldgotothebestschoolsinthiscountry.

someofyoumightnothavethoseadvantages.maybeyoudon'thaveadultsinyourlifewhogiveyouthesupportthatyouneed.maybesomeoneinyourfamilyhaslosttheirjobandthere'snotenoughmoneytogoaround.maybeyouliveinaneighborhoodwhereyoudon'tfeelsafe,orhavefriendswhoarepressuringyoutodothingsyouknowaren'tright.

butattheendoftheday,thecircumstancesofyourlife--whatyoulooklike,whereyouefrom,howmuchmoneyyouhave,whatyou'vegotgoingonathome--noneofthatisanexcuseforneglectingyourhomeworkorhavingabadattitudeinschool.that'snoexcusefortalkingbacktoyourteacher,orcuttingclass,ordroppingoutofschool.thereisnoexcusefornottrying.

whereyouarerightnowdoesn'thavetodeterminewhereyou'llendup.noone'swrittenyourdestinyforyou,becausehereinamerica,youwriteyourowndestiny.youmakeyourownfuture.

that'swhatyoungpeoplelikeyouaredoingeveryday,allacrossamerica.

youngpeoplelikejazminperez,fromroma,texas.jazmindidn'tspeakenglishwhenshefirststartedschool.neitherofherparentshadgonetocollege.butsheworkedhard,earnedgoodgrades,andgotascholarshiptobrownuniversity--isnowingraduateschool,studyingpublichealth,onherwaytobeingdr.jazminperez.

i'mthinkingaboutandonischultz,fromlosaltos,california,who'sfoughtbraincancersincehewasthree.he'shadtoendureallsortsoftreatmentsandsurgeries,oneofwhichaffectedhismemory,soittookhimmuchlonger--hundredsofextrahours--todohisschoolwork.butheneverfellbehind.he'sheadedtocollegethisfall.

andthenthere'sshantellsteve,frommyhometownofchicago,illinois.evenwhenbouncingfromfosterhometofosterhomeinthetoughestneighborhoodsinthecity,shemanagedtogetajobatalocalhealthcarecenter,startaprogramtokeepyoungpeopleoutofgangs,andshe'sontracktograduatehighschoolwithhonorsandgoontocollege.

andjazmin,andoni,andshantellaren'tanydifferentfromanyofyou.theyfacechallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyoudo.insomecasesthey'vegotitalotworseoffthanmanyofyou.buttheyrefusedtogiveup.theychosetotakeresponsibilityfortheirlives,fortheireducation,andsetgoalsforthemselves.andiexpectallofyoutodothesame.

that'swhytodayi'mcallingoneachofyoutosetyourowngoalsforyoureducation--anddoeverythingyoucantomeetthem.yourgoalcanbesomethingassimpleasdoingallyourhomework,payingattentioninclass,orspendingsometimeeachdayreadingabook.maybeyou'lldecidetogetinvolvedinanextracurricularactivity,orvolunteerinyourmunity.maybeyou'lldecidetostandupforkidswhoarebeingteasedorbulliedbecauseofwhotheyareorhowtheylook,becauseyoubelieve,likeido,thatallyoungpeopledeserveasafeenvironmenttostudyandlearn.maybeyou'lldecidetotakebettercareofyourselfsoyoucanbemorereadytolearn.andalongthoselines,bytheway,ihopeallofyou