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（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'

dcomplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe'

dsay,"

Thisisnopicnicformeeither,buster."

（Laughter.）

SoIknowthatsomeofyouarestilladjustingtobeingbackatschool.ButI'

mheretodaybecauseIhavesomethingimportanttodiscusswithyou.I'

mherebecauseIwanttotalkwithyouaboutyoureducationandwhat'

sexpectedofallofyouinthisnewschoolyear.

Now,I'

vegivenalotofspeechesabouteducation.AndI'

vetalkedaboutresponsibilityalot.

I'

vetalkedaboutteachers'

responsibilityforinspiringstudentsandpushingyoutolearn.

vetalkedaboutyourparents'

responsibilityformakingsureyoustayontrack,andyougetyourhomeworkdone,anddon'

tspendeverywakinghourinfrontoftheTVorwiththeXbox.

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--maybeevengoodenoughtocomeupwiththenextiPhoneorthenewmedicineorvaccine--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'

llneedthecreativityandingenuityyoudevelopinallyourclassestobuildnewcompaniesthatwillcreatenewjobsandboostoureconomy.

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,whereyoucomefrom,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,onherwaytobecomingDr.JazminPerez.

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.

swhytodayI'

mcallingoneachofyoutosetyourowngoalsforyoureducation--anddoeverythingyoucantomeetthem.Yourgoalcanbesomethingassimpleasdoingallyourhomework,payingattentioninclass,orspendingsometimeeachdayreadingabook.Maybeyou'

lldecidetogetinvolvedinanextracurricularactivity,orvolunteerinyourcommunity.Maybeyou'

lldecidetostandupforkidswhoarebeingteasedorbulliedbecauseofwhotheyareorhowtheylook,becauseyoubelieve,likeIdo,thatallyoungpeopledeserveasafeenvironmenttostudyandlearn.Maybeyou'

lldecidetotakebettercareofyourselfsoyoucanbemorereadytolearn.Andalongthoselines,bythe