奥巴马演讲Word下载.docx
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AndIwantto,firstofall,thankourprincipal,Mr.--Dr.JohnWord.
Doctor.(Applause.)
SuperintendentofArlingtonPublicSchools,PatrickMurphy.
IbelievethattheArlingtonCountySchoolBoardisrepresentedhere--wherearethey?
Theretheyareoverthere.
Alldoinggreatwork.
We'
vegotyourowncongressman,JimMoran,hereinthehouse.
Andwe'
vegotsomebodywhoIbelieveisgoingtogodownasthefinestSecretaryofEducationwe'
veeverhad--ArneDuncan.
Now,beforeIbegin,letmejustsaythatlikeallAmericans,IcontinuetobeheartbrokenbytheimagesofdevastationinJapan.
AndIknowallofyou,youngandold,havebeenwatchingthefullmagnitudeofthistragedyunfold.
IwanttoreiterateAmerica’ssupportforthepeopleofJapan,whoaresomeofourclosestfriendsandallies.
AndI’vesaiddirectlytothePrimeMinisterofJapan,PrimeMinisterKan,thattheUnitedStateswillcontinuetoofferanyassistancewecanasJapanrecoversfrommultipledisasters,andwewillstandwiththepeopleofJapaninthedifficultdaysahead.
Now,Ijusthadachancetotalkwithsomeofyourteachers,aswellassomestudents,whotoldmeaboutyourall-schoolprojectthat’sweavingthelifeandmusicofDukeEllingtonintoyourclasses.
Andbygettingstudentsengagedinlearning,you’reteachingthekindsofskillsabouthowtothinkandhowtoworktogetherthatyoungpeoplearegoingtoneedincollegeandbeyond.
That’swhatallofourschoolsneedtobedoing.
Andinaneconomythat’smorecompetitiveandconnectedthaneverbefore,agoodjobandagoodcareerisgoingtodemandagoodeducation.
Overthenext10years,nearlyhalfofallnewjobsaregoingtorequiremorethanahighschooldiploma.
So,ifyouwantabrightfuture,you’regoingtoneedacollegedegreeoradvancedtraining.
AndasArnementioned,unfortunatelytoomanystudentsaren’tgettingaworld-classeducationtoday.
AsmanyasaquarterofAmericanstudentsaren’tfinishinghighschool.
Thequalityofourmathandscienceeducationlagsbehindmanyothernations.
AndAmericahasfallento9thintheproportionofyoungpeoplewithacollegedegree.
Understand,weusedtobefirst,andwenowrank9th.
That’snotacceptable.
Andturningthesestatisticsaroundisn’tjusttherightthingtodoforourkids--it’stherightthingtodoforoureconomy,becausethebestjobsprogramoutthereisagoodeducation.
Thebesteconomicpolicyisonethatproducesmorecollegegraduates.
Andthat’swhy,forthesakeofourchildrenandoureconomyandAmerica’sfuture,we’regoingtohavetodoabetterjobeducatingeverysingleoneofoursonsanddaughters--allofthem.
Now,thatresponsibilitybeginsnotinourclassrooms,butitbeginsinourhomes.
Itbeginswithparentswhoareinstillingintheirkidsnotonlyaloveoflearning,butalsotheself-confidenceandespeciallytheself-disciplineandworkethicsthatareattheheartofsuccessinschoolandsuccessinlife.
We’vegottoworkhard.
Youngpeople,I’mtalkingtoyou.I’vegotacoupleofthemathome.
Andthetruthistheworldisgoingtobemorecompetitiveandnobodyisgoingtojustgivesuccesstoyou--you’regoingtohavetoearnit.
Andthatmeansyou’vegottoapplyyourself.
Sothat,you’regoingtolearnathome--firstandforemost.
Butthat'
snotwheretheresponsibilityends.
Allofushavearesponsibility,notjustasparents,butascitizens,forgivingourkidsthebestpossibleeducation.
Now,foralongtimeweweren’tsureabouthowtogiveourkidsthatkindofeducation.
Therewerealotofargumentsforalotofyears.
Somepeoplethoughtifyoujustputmoremoneyintoeducationthatwouldsolvetheproblem.
Andthentheothersidethought,moneydoesn’tmatter;
whatweneedisreform.
Infact,therewerethosewhoarguedthatweshouldjustdismantlethepubliceducationsystemaltogether.
Ratherthanworkingtogether,bothsidesremainedlockedinthisstalemateyearafteryear,decadeafterdecade,andnothingmuchchanged.
Andthensomethingbegantohappeninstatesandlocalschoolsdistricts.
Insteadofgettingcaughtupintheseold,staledebates,peoplebegantoagreethat,youknowwhat,weneedbothmoremoneyandmorereform.
Weneedmoreresourcesfortheschools,butwe’vegottoreorganizehowourschoolsaredoingbusinessinordertoassuresuccessforouryoungpeople.
Peoplebegancomingtogether-–parents,students,teachers,administrators,reformers,localofficials-–andwestartedwitnessingamazingsuccessstoriesallacrossAmerica.
There’saschoolinDenver,BruceRandolphSchool,thatwentfrombeingoneoftheworstschoolsinColoradotograduating97percentofitsseniorslastMay.
InCincinnati,TaftHighSchoolwentfromhandingoutonlyonediplomaforeveryfivestudentstograduating95percentofitsseniors,andpreparingthemforcareersintechnology.
Soourgoalasanadministration,mygoalasPresident,hasbeentobuildonthesesuccessesacrossAmerica.
Weknowwhatcanwork.
Andsotwoyearsago,westarteddoingexactlythat--tryingtofigureouthowdoweincentivizesuccessbystartingsomething,acompetitioncalledRacetotheTop.
Sowhatwe’redoingiswe’resayingtostates,proveyou’reseriousaboutreform,andwe’llshowyouthemoney.
Andbecauseit’sacompetitionforlessthanonepercentofwhatourcountryspendsoneducationeachyear,RacetotheTophasledover40statestoraisetheirstandardsforteaching,learning,andstudentachievement--andthesestandardsweren’tdevelopedinWashingtonbuttheyweredevelopedbyRepublicanandDemocraticgovernorsallacrossthiscountry.
Sowe’vemadeenormousprogress.
AsArnehassaid,thisisprobablythemostsignificanteducationreforminitiativethatwe’veseeninageneration.
Butweneedtomakesurewe’rereachingeverychildinAmerica,notjustthoseinstatesordistrictsthattakepartinRacetotheTop.
Andthat’swhynotonlydoweneedtocontinuethiscompetitionwe’vegottoopenitup.
We’relettinglocalschooldistrictsapply.
We’regoingtoletlocalschooldistrictsapply.
Andthat’swhyweneedtotakethesamebottom-upapproachwhenitcomestoreformingAmerica’smostimportanteducationlaw,otherwiseknownasNoChildLeftBehind.
WehavetoreformNoChildLeftBehind.
(Applause.)
Now,overtheselastfewweeks,duringwhatwe’vecalledEducationMontharoundtheWhiteHouse,I’vebeentravelingacrossthecountrytalkingwithfolksabouteducation.
Infact,we’veactuallybeendoingthatforthelastcoupleofyears.
AndwhatI’veheard,whatArnehasheard,whattherestofmyteamhasheardloudandclearfromteachersandstudentsandparentsandcommunitiesisthatNoChildLeftBehindgotsomethingsrightandgotsomethingswrong.
ThegoalsofNoChildLeftBehindweretherightgoals:
Makingapromisetoeducateeverychildwithanexcellentteacher--that’stherightthingtodo,that’stherightgoal.
Higherstandardsareright.
Accountabilityisright.
Shiningalightontheachievementgapbetweenstudentsofdifferentracesandbackgrounds,andthosewithandwithoutdisabilities,that’stherightthingtodo.
Butwhathasn’tworkedisdenyingteachers,schools,andstateswhattheyneedtomeetthesegoals.
That’swhyweneedtofixNoChildLeftBehind.
Weneedtomakesure--(applause)--weneedtomakesurewe’regraduatingstudentswhoarereadyforcollegeandreadyforcareers.
Weneedtoputoutstandingteachersineveryclassroom,andgivethoseteachersthepayandthesupportthattheydeserve.
Igotsomeapplauseforthat.
(Laughter.)
Weneedtonotonlyholdfailingschoolsaccountable,weneedtohelpturnthoseschoolsaround.
Inthe21stcentury,it’snotenoughtoleavenochildbehind.
Weneedtohelpeverychildgetahead.
Weneedtogeteverychildonapathtoacademicexcellence.
Now,here’sthegoodnews.
IamproudofthecommitmentbyDemocratsandRepublicansinCongresstofixNoChildLeftBehind,tomakethisreformareality--becausetheyrecognizeeducationisanareawherewecan’taffordtodragourfeet.
AsArnesays,ourkidsonlygetoneshotataneducation,andwe’vegottogetitright.
Sothat’swhyI’mcallingonCongresstosendmeaneducationreformbillIcansignintolawbeforethenextschoolyearbegins--(applause)--beforenextyear’sschoolyear.
(Applause.)
IwanteverychildinthiscountrytoheadbacktoschoolinthefallknowingthattheireducationisAmerica’spriority.
Let’sseizethiseducationmoment.
Let’sfixNoChildLeftBehind.
Now,lastweekwegotareminderofwhyit’ssocriticalthatwereformthislaw.
Accordingtonewestimates,underthesystemNoChildLeftBehindputinplace,morethan80percentofourschoolsmaybelabeledasfailing--80percentofourschools.
Fouroutoffiveschoolswillbelabeledasfailing.
That’sanastonishingnumber.
Andourimpulseistoeitherbeoutragedthatthenumbersaresohigh,orskepticalthatthey’reeventrue.
Andlet’sfaceit,skepticismissomewhatjustified.Weknowthatfouroutoffiveschoolsinthiscountryaren’tfailing.
Sowhatwe’redoingtomeasuresuccessandfailureisoutofline.
Infact,thelistofsupposedlyfailingschoolsincludesschoolsthatareactuallymakingextraordinaryprogress--includingKenmore.
So,yes,we’vestillgotmoreworktodohereatthisschooltoclosetheach
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