奥巴马开学第一堂课演讲稿-我们为什么要学习

奥巴马开学第一堂课演讲稿 -我们为什么要学习Wakefield High SchoolArlington, VirginiaHello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right,everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.)How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all acrossAmerica, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that allcould join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for thoseof you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived inIndonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn't have the money to send mewhere 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, theonly 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 wh...