奧巴馬-my-education-my-future-的英文演講稿

奧巴馬-my-education-my-future-的英文演講稿奧巴馬-my-education-my-future-的英文演講稿奧巴馬-my-education-my-future-的英文演講稿奧巴馬-my-education-my-future-的英文演講稿編制僅供參考審核批準(zhǔn)生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:Goodmorning,IwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometopresidentBarakObama,secretaryofEducation,AllyDunken,WhiteHousestaff,schoolboardmembers,countyboardmembers,superintendentDr.PatridMuffi,Seniorstaff,PrincipalRudolphJackson，Wakefieldfaculty，andofcourse,myfellowclassmates.IamhonoredtohavebeenchosentospeakbeforemyclassmatesaswellasstudentsacrossAmericatoday.Overthepastthreeyears,Ihavetakentheadvantageofeveryacademic,extracurricularandcommunityopportunitythathasbeenpresentedtome.AsIthescholarwrintinggladthebetter,beingassignedtoanotherclasswasanoption.Iwasdeterminedtoexcel.Therefore,ImanagedtosucceedwithanadvancingclassAndmaintainingfocusalongAsIstandbeforemyIwantyoutoknowthatmaybehandedtous,butasstudents,wemusttakeresponsibilityforourfuture.Wemusttaketheownershipaboutwhatwewanttolearn.AsseniorTheopportunitities,IwouldnotbestandingherebeforeyoutointroducethepresidentoftheUnitedStatesasInothereJustwearefortunetohavepresidentBarakObamaTospeaktous.WearealsofortunetoAtthistime,itisagreathonorandpridetohaveeveryonetostandtowelcomethemanwhoprovedYes,wecan.Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasejoinmetowelcomethepresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaHelloeveryone-how'severybodydoingtodayI'mherewithstudentsatWakefieldHighSchoolinArlington,Virginia.Andwe'vegotstudentstuninginfromallacrossAmerica,fromkindergartenthroughtwelfthgrade.AndI'mjustsogladthatallcouldjoinustoday.

Iknowthatformanyofyou,todayisthefirstdayofschool.Andforthoseofyouinkindergarten,orstartingmiddleorhighschool,it'syourfirstdayinanewschool,soit'sunderstandableifyou'realittlenervous.Iimaginetherearesomeseniorsouttherewhoarefeelingprettygoodrightnow,withjustonemoreyeartogo.Andnomatterwhatgradeyou'rein,someofyouareprobablywishingitwerestillsummer,andyoucould'vestayedinbedjustalittleIknowthatfeel.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.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.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.YoungpeoplelikeJazminPerez,fromRoma,Texas.Jazmindidn'tspeakEnglishwhenshefirststartedschool.Hardlyanyoneinherhometownwenttocollege,andneitherofherparentshadgoneeither.Butsheworkedhard,earnedgoodgrades,gotascholarshiptoBrownUniversity,andisnowingraduateschool,stuAndthenthere'sShantellSteve,frommyhometownofChicago,IllinoisJazmin,AndoniandShantellaren'tanydifferentfromanyofyou.Theyfacedchallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyoudo.Buttheyrefusedtogiveup.Theychosetotakeresponsibilityfortheireducationandsetgoalsforthemselves.AndIexpectallofyoutodothesame.That'swhytoday,I'mcallingoneachofyoutosetyourowngoalsforyoureducation-andtodoeverythingyoucantomeetthem.Yourgoalcanbesomethingassimpleasdoingallyourhomework,payingattentioninclass,orspendingtimeeachdayreadingabook.Maybeyou'lldecidetogetinvolvedinanextracurricularactivity,orvolunteerinyourcommunity.Maybeyou'lldecidetostandupforkidswhoarebeingteasedorbulliedbecauseofwhotheyareorhowtheylook,becauseyoubelieve,likeIdo,thatallkidsdeserveasafeenvironmenttostudyandlearn.Maybeyou'lldecidetotakebettercareofyourselfsoyoucanbemorereadytolearn.Andalongthoselines,Ihopeyou'llallwashyourhandsalot,andstayhomefromschoolwhenyoudon'tfeelwell,sowecankeeppeoplefromgettingthefluthisfallandwinter.Whateveryouresolvetodo,Iwantyoutocommittoit.Iwantyoutoreallyworkatit.Iknowthatsometimes,yougetthesensefromTVthatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork--thatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrappingorbasketballorbeingarealityTVstar,whenchancesare,you'renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.Butthetruthis,beingsuccessfulishard.Youwon'tloveeverysubjectyoustudy.Youwon'tclickwitheveryteacher.Noteveryhomeworkassignmentwillseemcompletelyrelevanttoyourliferightthisminute.Andyouwon'tnecessarilysucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.That'sOK.

Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho'vehadthemostfailures.JKRowling'sfirstHarryPotterbookwasrejectedtwelvetimesbeforeitwasfinallypublished.MichaelJordanwascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam,andhelosthundredsofgamesandmissedthousandsofshotsduringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid,"Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.AndthatiswhyIsucceed."Thesepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstandthatyoucan'tletyourfailuresdefineyou-youhavetoletthemteachyou.Youhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlynexttime.Ifyougetintrouble,thatdoesn'tmeanyou'reatroublemaker,itmeansyouneedtotryhardertobehave.Ifyougetabadgrade,thatdoesn'tmeanyou'restupid,itjustmeansyouneedtospendmoretimestudying.Noone'sbornbeinggoodatthings,youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.You'renotavarsityathletethefirsttimeyouplayanewsport.Youdon'thiteverynotethefirsttimeyousingasong.You'vegottopractice.It'sthesamewithyourschoolwork.Youmighthavetodoamathproblemafewtimesbeforeyougetitright,orreadsomethingafewtimesbeforeyouunderstandit,ordoafewdraftsofapaperbeforeit'sgoodenoughtohandin.Don'tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Don'tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisn'tasignofweakness,it'sasignofstrength.Itshowsyouhavethecouragetoadmitwhenyoudon'tknowsomething,andtolearnsomethingnew.Sofindanadultyoutrust-aparent,grandparentorteacher;acoachorcounselor-andaskthemtohelpyoustayontracktomeetyourgoals.Andevenwhenyou'restruggling,evenwhenyou'rediscouraged,andyoufeellikeotherpeoplehavegivenuponyou-don'tevergiveuponyourself.Becausewhenyougiveuponyourself,yougiveuponyourcountry.Thestoryof