Obama's Conressional Speech

On Tuesday, President Obama gave his congressional speech. In his speech he touched on several issues but one that I was very pleased to hear was what he wanted for education.

He stated that in today's society a high school diploma was not sufficient. Children need more than just a high school diploma to be successful. We are so far behind and we need to catch up to the rest of the world and be number one again. That he will do whatever he can to make sure that our kids go on to college and become successful.

Working in the educational field, I feel that education begins at home. I agree President Obama that parents need to read with teir children, even if its just 15 or 20 minutes. This makes a big difference in a child's life. It is also very important for parents to attend those parent-teacher conferences. It is so vital that parents be involved in their child's education in any way they can. After all, parents are their child's first teachers. Kids will do as they see and hear.