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優(yōu)秀的主人。我想有一些老年人有心情不錯,現(xiàn)在是(掌聲)只有一年多的時(shí)間去。我在印度尼西亞呆過幾年?,F(xiàn)在,正如你所能想象的,我還不太滿意,早期起床。)所以我知道你們中的一些人還在調(diào)整回學(xué)校了。和我談過很多責(zé)任。但在一天結(jié)束的時(shí)候,我們可以擁有最勇于奉獻(xiàn)的教師,最支持的家長,最好的學(xué)校,也沒有一個世界——它將發(fā)揮重要的作用,但除非你所有的問題將承擔(dān)起你的責(zé)任,除非你出現(xiàn),這些學(xué)校,除非你注意到這些教師,除非你聽你的父母和祖父母和其他成年人和放在努力工作要成功。每一個你有東西給你。也許你能成為一名創(chuàng)造者或發(fā)明人——或許是足以想出第二蘋果或是新醫(yī)學(xué)或疫苗,但你可能不知道,直到你為你的科學(xué)課項(xiàng)目。你不能退學(xué)就掉到一份好工作。美國的未來取決于你們。你需要創(chuàng)造力和聰明才智你開發(fā)你所有的課程來建立新的公司,創(chuàng)造新的就業(yè)機(jī)會,促進(jìn)我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)。我知道你們很多人在你的生活中有挑戰(zhàn),現(xiàn)在可以很難集中精神做作業(yè)。有好幾次我錯過了有一個父親在我的生命中。但我就是我很幸運(yùn)。但是他們努力工作,她工作很努力,這樣她可以去最好的學(xué)校在這個國家。也許你住在一個地方你覺得不安全,或有兩個朋友,他們是你做事情施加壓力,你知道那樣不對。你現(xiàn)在何處沒有決定在這里你將結(jié)束。年輕人喜歡Jazmin法勒斯,從羅馬,德克薩斯州。我在考慮,從Andoni舒爾茨,來自加利福尼亞州洛斯拉圖斯,誰是腦癌戰(zhàn)斗因?yàn)樗侨齻€。然后還有的Shantell史蒂夫,從我的家鄉(xiāng)芝加哥,伊利諾斯州。在某些情況下,他們已經(jīng)得到了很多景況比你們中許多人。這就是為什么我今天呼吁你們每一個人都來設(shè)定自己的目標(biāo),為你的教育—和你所能見到他們。也許你會決定更好地照顧自己,所以你可以更愿意去學(xué)習(xí)。我知道有時(shí)候你會從電視,那種感覺可能使你變得富裕和成功沒有任何困難的工作——你的機(jī)票,成功通過籃球或作為一個饒舌歌或電視真人秀的明星。你不會點(diǎn)擊每個老師你帶來了。一些最成功的世界上的人,是那些有最失敗。喬丹在高中時(shí)曾被?;@球隊(duì)除名。”這些人成功了,因?yàn)樗麄兠靼啄悴荒茏屇愕氖《x你——你必須要讓你的失敗教訓(xùn)你。沒有人天生善于一切。你必須練習(xí)。你一定要做幾份草稿紙之前,它的足夠好交上來。求助不是軟弱的表現(xiàn),它是一個實(shí)力的表現(xiàn)因?yàn)樗硎灸阌杏職獬姓J(rèn)當(dāng)你不知道一些東西,這就會讓你去學(xué)習(xí)新的東西。這是關(guān)于人們不停地努力,熱愛自己的祖國,太多的人做任何事都比不上他們的最佳狀態(tài)。學(xué)生坐在你坐在哪里20年前創(chuàng)立谷歌和呢喃,并且改變我們留言互相交流。所以我想你們都要認(rèn)真今年。不要讓你的家人失望或你的祖國失望。上帝保佑你。你們中的每一個人都會有自己擅長的東西,每一個人都是有用之材,而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么,就是你們要對自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任?!阆氘?dāng)名醫(yī)生、當(dāng)名教師或當(dāng)名警官?你想成為護(hù)士、成為建筑設(shè)計(jì)師、律師或軍人?無論你選擇哪一種職業(yè),良好的教育都必不可少,這世上不存在不把書念完就能拿到好工作的美夢,任何工作,都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。不過,我想無論你有多大、在讀哪個年級,許多人都打心底里希望現(xiàn)在還在放暑假,以及今天不用那么早起床。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時(shí)候,我媽總會用同一副表情看著我說:“小鬼,你以為教你我就很輕松?”所以,我可以理解你們中的許多人對于開學(xué)還需要時(shí)間來調(diào)整和適應(yīng),但今天我站在這里,是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。我談到過家長們有責(zé)任看管你們認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)、完成作業(yè),不要成天只會看電視或打游戲機(jī)。而這就是我今天講話的主題:對于自己的教育,你們中每一個人的責(zé)任?;蛟S你能寫出優(yōu)美的文字——甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書籍和報(bào)刊上——但假如不在英語課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫作,你不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦;或許你能成為一個發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計(jì)出像今天的iPhone一樣流行的產(chǎn)品,或研制出新的藥物與疫苗——但假如不在自然科學(xué)課程上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn),你不 1會知道自己有這樣的天賦;或許你能成為一名議員或最高法院法官,但假如你不去加入什么學(xué)生會或參加幾次辯論賽,你也不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。今天你們在學(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容,將會決定我們整個國家在未來迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)的表現(xiàn)。當(dāng)然,我明白,讀好書并不總是件容易的事。因此我并不總是能專心學(xué)習(xí),我做過許多自己覺得丟臉的事情,也惹出過許多不該惹的麻煩,我的生活岌岌可危,隨時(shí)可能急轉(zhuǎn)直下。你們中有些人可能沒有這些有利條件,或許你的生活中沒有能為你提供幫助和支持的長輩,或許你的某個家長沒有工作、經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù),或許你住的社區(qū)不那么安全,或許你認(rèn)識一些會對你產(chǎn)生不良影響的朋友,等等。而在這片土地上的每個地方,千千萬萬和你一樣的年輕人正是這樣在書寫著自己的命運(yùn)。這個秋天,他要開始在大學(xué)讀書了。我希望你們中的每一個人,都能做得到這些。我知道有些時(shí)候,電視上播放的節(jié)目會讓你產(chǎn)生這樣那樣的錯覺,似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬貫、功成名就——你會認(rèn)為只要會唱rap、會打籃球或參加個什么真人秀節(jié)目就能坐享其成,但現(xiàn)實(shí)是,你幾乎沒有可能走上其中任何一條道路。但那沒有關(guān)系。喬丹上高中時(shí)被學(xué)校的籃球隊(duì)刷了下來,在他的職業(yè)生涯里,他輸了幾百場比賽、投失過幾千次射籃,知道他是怎么說的嗎?“我一生不停地失敗、失敗再失敗,這就是我現(xiàn)在成功的原因。任何人都不是在第一次接觸一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動時(shí)就成為校隊(duì)的代表,任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌時(shí)就找準(zhǔn)每一個音,一切都需要熟能生巧。不要不敢向他人求助。你要記住,哪怕你表現(xiàn)不好、哪怕你失去信心、哪怕你覺得身邊的人都已經(jīng)放棄了你——永遠(yuǎn)不要自己放棄自己。因此,今天我想要問你們,你們會做出什么樣的貢獻(xiàn)?你們將解決什么樣的難題?你們能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么樣的事物?二十、五十或百年之后,假如那時(shí)的美國總統(tǒng)也來做一次開學(xué)演講的話,他會怎樣描述你們對這個國家所做的一切?你們的家長、你們的老師和我,每一個人都在盡最大的努力,確保你們都能得到應(yīng)有的教育來回答這些問題。請不要讓我們失望——不要讓你的家人、你的國家和你自己失望。ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th I am just so glad that all could join us I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding yourselves a big round of applause.(Applause.)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it39。re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could39。d fall asleep right there at the kitchen whenever I39。m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what39。ve talked about teachers39。t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the 39。t getting the opportunities that they at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the worldand none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to 39。s assigned to you could be an innovator or an inventormaybe even good enough to e up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccinebut you might not know it until you do your project for your science you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justicebut you might not know that until you join student government or the debate no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you39。t just important for your own life and your own you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this future of America depends on you39。ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new panies that will create new jobs and boost our need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult you don39。s not always easy to do well in know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your get know what it39。t always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I39。s not enough money to go you live in a neighborhood where you don39。s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of is no excuse for not you are right now doesn39。s what young people like you are doing every day, all across people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, didn39。s had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longerhundreds of extra hoursto do his he never fell 39。t any different from any of face challenges in their lives just like you some cases they39。ll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your you39。re not going to be any of those truth is, being successful is won39。s of the most successful people in the world are the ones who39。t let your failures define youyou have to let your failures teach have to let them show you what to do differently the next if you get into trouble, that doesn39。re stupid, it just means you need to spend more time one39。ve got to same principle applies to your might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it might have to read something a few times before you understand definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it39。t a sign of weakness, it39。re discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don39。s the story of studen