Education Is Important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today, President Obama gave a speech to to the school children of this nation and many parents chose not to let their children see the speech or schools chose not to show it to their students. I was very disappointed to find out that my son's school here in Greenville, SC chose not to air the speech during school, but taped it and parents had the chose to watch it with their children during PTA tonight at the school. I chose to show my son the speech online when he came home from school, because I thought the message of the speech was one that was positive and inspiring to our youth today. I talked to my son about the speech and asked if he understood any of it and he did, the other parts I had to explain it a little more to him. But he understood that if you fail a test that it doesn't mean that you are stupid, but that you have to study a little harder to get that good grade. That message alone is good one that kids should hear. I also watched "Get Schooled" on BET, with my son to show him that a good education can open doors to career paths you never dreamed of before. I believed that the speech and the show are good tools to help motivate our youth to be better than before and to strive for a better education that can help them achieve their dreams.