Obama Tells the State of the Union

On January 25th, Obama held a speech, the State of the Union, which started with the topic of jobs. Obama said, "But this shouldn't discourage us. It should challenge us." We have the best colleges and universities in America, worldwide.

Obama asked three main questions: "What do you think of the idea?" What idea, you might ask? The idea Obama is hinting at is the rights of one's rights in America. I, Angela, think that the idea is correct: All people have rights of their own and choices of their own. I, Camryn, agree with Angela. I think everyone should go by their own opinion. Everyone should have equal rights.

The next question Obama asks, is, "What do you want to change about the world?" Camryn thinks that we should be focused on being more green. I'm about to move to Arkansas, where hardly no one recycles. I think that that should change because Earth is our home, and we're killing it. I, Angela, agree with Camryn's thoughts that we should go green. In one-hundred years from now, do you think our planet will be filled with plants and trees if we keep treating it like this? If we want it to stay with plants and animals, we should stop using fuels that harm the earth.

The last question Obama asks is, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" When I, Camryn, grows up, I want to be a paleontologist. I want to be a paleontologist because I am I am interested in the study of plant and animal fossils. I, Angela, want to be an animal cop because some animals are treated horribly by people and I don't see why they deserve it. I want to help animals who are in need and were treated with cruelty.

Can you answer these questions yourself? You can go see the excerpts at the White House Website.

Article by Camryn and Angela

What Did Barrack Obama Want All Students To Be Able To Answer?

Barrack Obama just made a State of the Union speech on Tuesday the 25th. He focused much of his speech on education.

There were three questions that Obama wanted all students to answer:

• What do you think of that idea? 
• What would you change about the world? 
• What do you want to be when you grow up?

Barrack Obama said that we have the most successful companies, and our country has the best colleges and universities. In fact, people come here more than any other place to study in our schools.

Obama thinks the future is ours to win. “The future is not a gift. It is an achievement,” he said, quoting Robert Kennedy.

Obama says, "And now it’s our turn. We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time. We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world."

If you want to learn more go to the White House website.

We Have to Race to the Top -- Join the Effort

Race To The Top people! We can reform our education program. Last night Obama made a speech about the Race To The Top, a program formed by Republicans and Democrats not by Washington. This program replaces the No Child Left Behind Law. The No Child Left Behind Law is a law designed to ensure that K-12 children receive a proper education but it has had mixed results and been very controversial.

Did you know that less than 1 percent of what we spend on education has led to higher standards of learning and teaching? This is important because as a country we have put less value on education, and Obama says that it is time we shape up -- we should put more value on learning, teachers, and students to get our children a better education! And a better education leads to a better future for each and all of us.

Bruce Randolph, a school in Denver, was one of the worst schools in Colorado; one of the reasons is that there were two rival gangs near the school. Last May, though it was rated a bad school, 97 percent of the seniors graduated and got their diploma.

Obama said, "In fact, to every young person listening tonight who’s contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child -- become a teacher. Your country needs you." 

Obama noted that teachers and parents effect a child's success.

Written by Clara and Anya

President Obama Hosts the White House Science Fair

At the White House on October 18th, President  Barrack Obama hosted the White House Science Fair, celebrating the winners of science, technology, engineering, and math competitions.

 The White House Science Fair fulfills the president's commitment that he made at the beginning of his Educate to Innovate campaign.

At the White House Science Fair, Mr. Obama viewed all of the winning projects that the champions had created. From basic research breakthrough projects to new inventions, president Obama gave remarks congratulating the students on their projects, and their hard work to brainstorm and create the genius inventions that they were showing Mr. Obama.

The president also announced his upcoming appearance on the December 8th, 2010, episode of Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, for those of you who do not know what the show "MythBusters" is... it is a popular television show that uses science to figure out if the myths that people tell are true or just plain made up.

President Obama's speech to the students who have won past and present science fairs, and he encouraged for students to try and win future science fairs, and to keep pursuing in the kind of science or math that you have put your heart into.

The next video shows Mr. Obama walking through the Science Fair, held in the West Wing. The fair includes a soccer-playing robot and specially geared-up cars (or contraptions that might someday be made into a car.