President Barack Obama welcomed students back to school yesterday with a motivational speech in Philadelphia.  The speech was aired nationwide.

President Obama spoke for twenty minutes about what an education means in today’s world.  Not only does an education mean more now than ever he said, but students carry heavier burdens than they should, as the country deals with the recession and the war in Afghanistan. He recognized that students might sense this tension in their parents and guardians.  

But he urged students not to scale back their dreams. “The farther you go in education, the farther you will go in life,” he said.
Obama told students that their success will determine America’s success.

Watch the whole speech here. 

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