High school graduation: Your patriotic duty
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In his address to Congress last night, President Obama listed
education as his third-highest priority for getting America back on
track. He asked Americans to pursue at least one year of education
beyond high school and he promised to help people pay for college
too.
This line in the speech particularly caught my attention:
“And dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It’s not
just quitting on yourself, it’s quitting on your country — and this
country needs and values the talents of every American.”
Rarely in recent history have I heard anyone refer to graduation as
a patriotic duty of sort. Puts things in a different perspective –
a better one.
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