State of the Union speech

The State of the Union speech is presented by the president to the U.S. congress. The address reports on the condition of the nation and the president's legislative agenda. Luckily, the American people can watch  his speech in many ways like, watching videos and T.V.

A lot of work goes into the State of the Union speech, as the following video will show you. The president edits the speech, and writes a lot of it himself. For more information, watch this video.

President Obama's Speech: The State of Education

On January 26, 2011, President Barack Obama made a State of the Union speech largely about education.

      

Obama stated in his speech that education is very important and that kids (and adults) need education because education is used for many, many things in life. In fact, life-long education is crucial. Most pressing, however, for the young students is knowing that education can make your future brighter. Education, with determination and hard work, gets people into college and then access to interesting job and successful careers. Everyone needs a job to make a living, buy a home and raise a family.

      

Obama is worried that children are not getting enough or the right education. Children in the United States, he explained, have not been studying the most important subjects enough in school. 

President Obama made the speech in United States' capitol, Washington D.C.

To learn more, go to the White House website or watch the video of the President's speech below. The video is from the White House website and include "extras," such as graphs and images.