Obama State Of Union Address Essay

Student
2/22/13
Dr. Chambers
Arts & Humanities 2 sec. 5
Extra Credit: Obama State of the Union Address On February 12th of this year President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address to the congress and people of this nation. In this address Obama would touch base on manufacturing, climate change, raising minimum wage, expanding pre-k, etc. Our lives are changing each day and most of us are lost and depend on the government to provide us with new information. It’s essential to do research daily to keep yourself informed on what’s going on. Violence is terrorizing our communities daily however Obama has a plan to reduce this action by expanding pre-kindergarten. Our young adolescents are America’s future leaders so educating them early would help our nation to grow as time progress. Obama said that 3-10% of young adolescents aren’t enrolled in high quality preschools because most middle class families can’t afford to send their children to private pre-schools. Poor children have a worse situation because they are denied access to that learning that’s important for their growth into adult hood. The lack of education leads to more violent crime from my perspective; so Obama has a strong point about the development of our children. He said that he’s working on a proposal with the states to ensure that high quality early childhood programs are available to children throughout the United States. Obama said that every dollar that we invest into these programs would save more than 7 dollars later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, and reducing violent crime. In recent years the drop-out rate has risen to high numbers because some students lack support and confidence. Obama has an idea to lower the drop-out rate by educating our young adolescents early to boost higher literacy in the future. In my opinion children are easily influenced by what they see and eventually began doing which is called pragmatism. Children should be taught how to read and write at the age of 2. Reading is the best way to develop the mind; Obama mentioned that if children are educated early; they are more likely to become extraordinary readers and excellent workers and have a stable family. I loved when he said “Let’s make sure that none of our children start this race of life behind.” We need our children to be ahead because we’re in competition with others around the world and we need them to be as educated as possible to strengthen our identity. Obama cares about the elevation of our children’s higher learning. Misinformation could mislead our children in the wrong direction. He said we need High School diplomas to allow our children to be on the right path to a good job. He began to talk about Germany kids that are already on the path to those good jobs. He said we need classes that focus more on science, technology and math. This is essential because each year technology is expanding to higher heights as this world becomes more advanced. He began to tackle the problems dealing with students who want to further their education. Obama asked congress to change the Higher Education Act so the affordability and value are included in determining which colleges receive federal aid. He explains that his administration would release a college score card that help parents and students to compare schools based on a simple criteria of where they can get the most bang on their educational bucket. I chose this issue because we need more educated people in this society. Us as the U.S must come together to reach this greatness. Our young adolescents shouldn’t have to be manipulated and influenced by negative people. What they need is a good education so that more professionals are among us to build this country’s identity. As I said above its essential to do research daily to keep yourself fond of what goes on around you. I guess I should start taking my own advice huh Dr. Chambers? Just a joke from one of your best students; I hope this essay meets your guidelines. I learned a lot by watching this speech it helped me to understand the woes of striving for a Higher Education. Congress from my perspective are bullies and they hate to see young brothers like myself prosper. Obama did a good job with delivery and it takes a strong man to fight against congress. Hopefully his ideal of redesigning our public High Schools works to benefit our children in the future. Like you always say “Good Morning Future Leaders of America. “ I truly believe in this because we are and it’s time for us to reach for those clouds hopefully the rain comes out to wash away the drought. Education is nutrient for the mind; the more you feed it the more it’ll grow; therefore my brothers and sisters must do the proper studying needed to expand their world. Love life and pay attention to the situations that we face each day with violence; one smart mind equals more educated brains for the future which end young brothers with ghetto issues. Dreams are legal in the ghetto and if you believe in your heart, mind, body, and soul no one can take you away from your goal. Thank you Dr. Chambers for this opportunity of receiving extra credit because I really need this.