【正文】 ntended effect, because I got serious about my I started to make an effort in everything that I I began to see my grades and my prospects I know that if hard work could make the difference for me, then it can make a difference for all of I know that there may be some people who are skeptical about you may wonder if some people just aren’t better at certain know, well, I’m not good at math or I’m just not really interested in my science it is true that we each have our own gifts, we each have our own talents that we have to discover and everybody is going to catch on in certain subjects as easily as just because you’re not the best at something today doesn’t mean you can’t be if you don’t think of yourself as a math person or a science person, you can still excel in those subjects if you’re willing to make the you may find out you have talents you never dreamed one of the things I’ve discovered is excellingwhether it’s in school or in lifeisn’t mainly about being smarter than everybody ’s not really the secret to ’s about working harder than everybody don’t avoid new challengesseek them out, step out of your fort zone, don’t be afraid to ask for teachers and family are there to guide want to know if you’re not catching on to something because they know that if you keep on working at it, you’re going to catch ’t feel discouraged。讓我們都引以為榮、無比驕傲。20 年前坐在你們座位上的那些學(xué)生，后來創(chuàng)建了 Google，Twitter，F(xiàn)acebook，改變了我們相互溝通的方式。所以，找一位你信得過的師長——父母、祖父母、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員，求助于他們，使自己在通往目標(biāo)的正軌上闊步前進(jìn)。解數(shù)學(xué)題你可能得好幾次才能算出正確的答案。在他的職業(yè)生涯中，幾百場比賽敗北，幾千次投籃失誤。你不會(huì)對每門課程都情有獨(dú)鍾，也難以與每一位老師都合作默契，每次布置給你的家庭作業(yè)未必都能正中下懷、恰到好處。或許你們想保護(hù)弱小，為那些受嘲弄或挨欺負(fù)的孩子主持公道，因?yàn)槟銈円捕己臀乙粯?，認(rèn)為每個(gè)孩子都應(yīng)該有一個(gè)安全的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境。他們在生命中面對的挑戰(zhàn)就象你們所面對的一樣。他從 3 歲起就得與腦癌殊死抗?fàn)?，他不得不忍受著各種療程和手術(shù)的煎熬，其中一項(xiàng)手術(shù)還嚴(yán)重?fù)p害了他的記憶力，以致他做功課要花去比別人多得多的時(shí)間——多花長達(dá)幾百個(gè)小時(shí)。全美國象你們一樣的年輕人，都在這樣地書寫著自己的歷史和命運(yùn)。你們家庭中可能會(huì)有人失業(yè)，經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)。如果沒有這些彎路，我的人生道路還可以更加順暢。我也知道在校學(xué)習(xí)并非總是輕車熟道、一帆風(fēng)順。你們所受到的教育不僅會(huì)決定你們自己的生活和前途，更重要的是將會(huì)決定國家的未來。發(fā)現(xiàn)自己——發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的潛質(zhì)或潛能——首先就是你們自己的責(zé)任！教育給了你們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的機(jī)會(huì)。我做過許多次有關(guān)教育問題的講話。媽媽沒錢送我上美國孩子念書的學(xué)校。我很高興同大家分享這一時(shí)刻。全美國從幼兒園到高中畢業(yè)班都在收聽收看。我小時(shí)候曾家居海外，在印度尼西亞住過幾年。我要和你們討論你們的教育問題，以及在新的學(xué)年里，你們都應(yīng)當(dāng)做些什么。每一個(gè)人都會(huì)有所作為和貢獻(xiàn)。無論做什么，你都需要接受培訓(xùn)，都需要勤奮工作，都需要努力學(xué)習(xí)。如果你不去做，如果你輟學(xué)，你的自棄，不僅是在拋棄自己，更是在拋棄你的祖國。我沒有象應(yīng)當(dāng)做的那樣，在校始終全心就讀，也做過不該做的事情，招到過不應(yīng)有的麻煩。你們當(dāng)中有些同學(xué)可能更加困難，可能在你們的生活中，沒有成人能給出你們所需要的那些支持。你的將來就在你自己的把握之中。舒爾茲。加茲敏、***尼、姍特爾，和你們沒有什么不同。或許你們還想?yún)⒓诱n外活動(dòng)、作個(gè)社區(qū)志愿者。事實(shí)上，成功更象是一項(xiàng)艱巨的系統(tǒng)工程。喬丹在高中球隊(duì)時(shí)就被刷掉過。做功課也如是。虛懷若谷，自能有容乃大，讓你學(xué)到新東西，與時(shí)俱進(jìn)。他們爭取過民權(quán)，還把人類送上了月球。更不要讓你們自己失望。THE PRESIDENT: Thank you!Hello!(Applause.)Thank , hello, Philadelphia!(Applause.)And hello, is wonderful to see all of a terrific introduction by Kelly a big round of applause.(Applause.)I was saying backstage that when I was in high school, I could not have done that.(Laughter.)I would have muffed it up we are so proud of you and everything that you’ve to all the students here, I’m thrilled to be ’ve got a couple introductions I want to of all, you’ve got the outstanding governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, in the house.(Applause.)The mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, is here.(Applause.)Congressman Chaka Fattah is here.(Applause.)Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz is here.(Applause.)Your own principal, Marge Neff, is here.(Applause.)The school superintendent, Arlene Ackerman, is here and doing a great job.(Applause.)And the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is here.(Applause.)And I am here.(Applause.)And I am thrilled to be am just so ’ve heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff is about weling all of you, and all of America’s students, back to school, even though I know you’ve been in school for a little bit I can’t think of a better place to do it than at Masterman.(Applause.)Because you are one of the best schools in are a leader in helping students succeed in the last week, you were recognized by a National Blue Ribbonas a National Blue Ribbon School because of your record of that is a testament to everybody here –to the students, to the parents, to the teachers, to the school ’s an example of excellence that I hope munities across America can the past few weeks, Michelle and I have been getting Sasha and Malia ready for they’re excited about ’ll bet they had the same feelings that you doyou’re a little sad to see the summer go, but you’re also excited about the possibilities of a new possibilities of building new friendships and strengthening old ones, of joining a school club, or trying out for a possibilities of growing into a better student and a better person and making not just your family proud but making yourself I know some of you may also be a little nervous about starting a new school you’re making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school, and you’re worried about what that’s going to be you’re starting a new ’re not sure how you’ll like it, trying to figure out how you’re going to fit maybe you’re a senior, and you’re anxious about the whole college process。s understandable if you39。d say, “This is no piic for me either, buster.”(Laughter.)So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at I39。ve talked about your parents39。re good single one of you has something to you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that 39。ll need the knowledge and problemsolving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our 39。t always able to give us the things that other kids were times when I missed having a father in my were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn39。t at the end of the day, the circumstances of your lifewhat you look like, where you e from, how much money you have, what you39。m thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who39。s why today I39。t click with every teacher that you every homework assignment will seem pletely relevant to your life right at this you won39。re a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act you get a bad grade, that doesn39。t be afraid to ask 39