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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,bytheway,Ihopeallofyou