奥巴马开学演讲稿文字材料(修改稿).docVIP

Hello, Everybody! How is everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in all across America from kindergarten through to 12th grade. I’m just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten or starting in middle or high school, it’s the first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you are a bit nervous. I imagine there are seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you are in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could have stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning, I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas, I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she did not have money to send me where all the American kids went to, school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning. Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I complained, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.” So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year. I’ve given a lot of speeches about education, and I’ve talked about responsibility a lot. I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring stu