Obama's speech to children; act like a conservative.
I listened to some of Mr. Obama's speech and I have to say that I was shocked at some of the things that he said. He talked about people doing what they do best and taking responsibility for your own actions. I wish he governed this way, lead this way, and thought this way. I would vote for him... BUT, he doesn't think this way. All of his actions and people who he surrounds himself with.
Sometimes it's what you don't say though.
"Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job, and there’s not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right.
Sometimes it's what you don't say though.
"Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job, and there’s not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right.
But at the end of the day, the
circumstances of your life – what you look like, where you come from,
how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home – that’s no
excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That’s no
excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping
out of school. That’s no excuse for not trying.
Where you are right now doesn’t have
to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for
you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own
future."
From Obama's speech to students on 9/8/2009
As a parent I know I'm the most important person in my kids lives, but I'm not with them in school. Why aren't bad teachers mentioned? Is he saying they are not to blame for kids not learning? No bad schools or teachers... Just rough neighborhoods and bad parents.
From Obama's speech to students on 9/8/2009
As a parent I know I'm the most important person in my kids lives, but I'm not with them in school. Why aren't bad teachers mentioned? Is he saying they are not to blame for kids not learning? No bad schools or teachers... Just rough neighborhoods and bad parents.
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