“In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a prerequisite.
It is our responsibility as lawmakers and as educators to make this system work. But it is the responsibility of every citizen to participate in it. So tonight, I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. . . . And dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It's not just quitting on yourself, it's quitting on your country – and this country needs and values the talents of every American.
These education policies will open the doors of opportunity for our children. But it is up to us to ensure they walk through them. In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a parent – a mother or father who will attend those parent/teacher conferences, or help with homework after dinner, or turn off the TV, put away the video games, and read to their child. I speak to you not just as a president, but as a father when I say that responsibility for our children's education must begin at home.”
This quote really inspires me because now I know that I can use my knowledge to make money and use it also to teach people that didn't get to go to school and show them what I have learned in the past years. Also it inspires me but the only thing I don't like is the fact that all of our country has to suffer because some people don't go to school and because of that we look bad as a country because of our ability of knowledge. Also I like the fact that he said that the parents have to be there to help the kids for there homework and to turn off the television and to take the video games away.
