第一篇：我們為什么要上學主題班會教案

讓夢想起航

——我們為什么要上學讀書

主題班會教案（參考）

主題班會目標：

1、幫助學生正確認識學習的重要性。

2、引導學生樹立正確的人生導向。教學過程：

【主持人】：同學們，我們來到高中學習即將過去一個學期，我們期待的寒假即將來臨，伴隨而來的還有我們中國重大而喜慶的節日——春節。每當這個時候，我們每個同學都會打心底里高興，假期來了，終于不用那么早起床，可以睡到自然醒了，還能做一些自己隨心所欲的事情，多么值得期待。而春節的到來，也給我們帶來了無限的誘惑：親人的團聚，朋友的相邀，還有很多的壓歲錢，甚至還有各種各樣不同的思想觀念都會一擁而入。

每年的這個時候，外出打工的父母回來了，我們初中、小學畢業甚至沒有畢業就外出打工的同學回來了，在外摸爬滾打的親戚朋友回來了，他們回來給我們談論的最多的可能就是外出打工的經歷。由于我們對外面知之甚少，我們對他們的描述感到新奇，尤其是他們談到打工一個月可以賺到大筆的金錢。他們的侃侃而談會使我們倍加向往，可能在座的很多同學都期待著有他們一樣的“神奇”經歷。

那么他們談論的真是如此嗎？是否背后還隱藏著其他不為人知的一面？他們的生活就是我們所追求的嗎？他們的這種經歷真值得我們舍去美好的學習時光而去追隨嗎？我們今后將如何走好我們人生之中最為關鍵的一步？今天晚上，我們就在這里共同探討一下這些問題。

【活動一】【可以在課前先做布置讓學生寫好，到時候直接交流即可】 【板書】分享夢想：世界很大，夢想很遠

【板書】能不能告訴我你的夢想是什么？【學生互相交流，分享，時間控制7-10分鐘】 【主持人】：是想光宗耀祖？成為名人？成為一個大老板？去一個美麗的地方旅行？......【主持人】：通過大家的交流，分享，我們知道，我們每一個同學都有屬于自己的夢想，這些夢想有大有小，有長期的也有短期的，我們怎樣才能使他變成真實？

【活動二】【可以在課前先做布置讓學生寫好，到時候直接交流即可】

【板書】為了你的夢想，你要做些什么？才能使一切不顯得那么遙遠？【學生互相交流，分享，時間控制7-10分鐘】 【主持人】：聽了大家提出的各種不同做法，可以看出，大家都有了一定的方向，我認為不論何時我們都應該做到： 【板書】

————適時的時間做適當的事 【主持人】：現在我們身處求學階段，那我們做的最適當的事是什么呢？想必大家都會明白，那就是——上學讀書【板書】 我們剛才都分享了自己的夢想，提出了自己的做法，要實現它絕非易事。但有一句話說得好：讀書能成就夢想。

【活動三】【分組討論，控制時間7-8分鐘】如果我們受到身邊不良風氣的影響而過早地放棄自己的學業，那么我們在今后的人生道路中將會如何走下去？ 【主持人】不知道大家討論的結果是否與我所能想象到的一致呢？下面請我們來看一看一組圖片展示：

起這的樣

姐: 妹?以為有了姐妹就有了全世界?你們在

一

幫不學無術的女孩聚在一起?這就是所謂

們?以為有了哥們就天下我有?你們在一起這樣

而一幫無所事事的男孩聚在一起?就是所謂的哥

能是們這傻樣

?: 只知道讀書?殊不知?幾年以后?你們 你們嘲笑那些好學生?嘲笑他們是書子?說他

子?幾年以后?他們是這樣

當初那些你們眼里的書子?幾年以后?他們是這樣 而當初那些你們眼里的書

是這樣

可是，你們的父親可能在工地這 樣

你們的母親可能在工地上是

【主持人，可以學生朗讀,但最好事先準備】是，你們年輕，你們漂亮，你們帥氣，你們以為這一切就是資本，你們驕傲，你們自負，你們無所畏懼。

你們看不起那些比你們長的丑的、不會化妝的、不會穿衣服的、一天到晚只知道讀書的好學生。在學校里，以為所有人的光環都集中在你們身上。

有的人說，讀書有什么用，我好多沒讀大學的同學都混的非常好。

其實，我想說，你們忘記了一個詞語，這個詞語叫做比例，想想你們身邊，沒讀書能成功的占有多少？或許連1%的可能都不到吧！

而成功的那極少部分人，那是他們自身具備了成功的一些素質，而你們，是否具備？

其實我還是想點破：每個不想念書的學生，都會不約而同的有一個不讀書就能成功的同學。并以此來作為他放縱的最后心理安慰。

有些學生說，青春不就是要這樣嗎？

不叛逆不瘋狂的青春也配叫青春？

那么很遺憾的告訴你們，這里是天朝，這里不是美利堅、這里也不是歐洲。

這里優勝劣汰，這里弱肉強食。

叛逆和瘋狂的青春當然可以，你們只不過是過早了預支了。任何事情都是要有代價的。

幾年的放縱，換來的可能就是一生的卑微和底層！

我不是在和你們說教，底層人是要有人來當的，總不至于每個人都在辦公室吹著空調。

而那些聽不進去我的話，還要一意孤行的人，你們不當這個底層人，誰來當？

【班主任】這時候，請問大家有何感想？外出打工，新年回家的同學及親戚們表面光鮮的后面，可能也在流水線上流血流汗呢！

【班主任】：而我們讀了高中，會有什么出路呢？這里我們也跟大家一起分享一下： 我們讀了高中，再進一步，我們絕大部分的同學會選擇考一所好的大學，請看看2014年高考錄取分數線，我們離大學有多遠？是否遙不可及？ 【板書】2014年廣西高考錄取分數線 一本：理科

520

文科

550 二本：理科

407

文科

463 三本：理科

326

文科

404 大專：理科、文科均為

200 【班主任】【請各班主任適當修改】我們高考6個科目，總分750分，200分就能上大學！每科平均只要考到34分。如果你努力一些，一不小心就能考上本科~那是多么值得高興地事情。可能有同學說:”我讀這些200分就能上的大學有什么用？”我想告訴你的是，這也是大學，你畢業之后所有學校發給你的都是國家教育部認可的畢業證，我們的畢業證就是一塊敲門磚，他將為你今后找工作做下堅實的鋪墊。也可能因為這樣，他將你的人生夢想變成現實！

【以上內容請各班主任適當調整，可以從大學的生活，大學的學習，大學對今后工作的影響等方面展開】 【主持人】最后，請讓我們以一首歌《我的未來不是夢》【合唱】來結束本節班會課！【附歌詞】【請在上課前抄到教室的小黑板上】

【我的未來不是夢】

你是不是像我在太陽下低頭

流著汗水默默辛苦的工作

你是不是像我就算受了冷漠

也不放棄自己想要的生活

你是不是像我整天忙著追求

追求一種意想不到的溫柔

你是不是像我曾經茫然失措

一次一次徘徊在十字街頭

因為我不在乎

別人怎么說

我從來沒有忘記我對自己的承諾

對愛的執著

我知道我的未來不是夢

我認真的過每一分鐘

我的未來不是夢

我的心跟著希望在動

我的未來不是夢 我認真的過每一分鐘 我的未來不是夢 我的心跟著希望在動 跟著希望在動

你是不是像我整天忙著追求追求一種意想不到的溫柔 你是不是像我曾經茫然失措一次一次徘徊在十字街頭 因為我不在乎 別人怎么說

我從來沒有忘記我 對自己的承諾 對愛的執著

我知道我的未來不是夢 我認真的過每一分鐘 我的未來不是夢

我的心跟著希望在動 我的未來不是夢 我認真的過每一分鐘 我的未來不是夢 我的心跟著希望在動 跟著希望在動 跟著希望在動 我的未來不是夢 我的心跟著希望在動 我的未來不是夢 我認真的過每一分鐘 我的未來不是夢 我的心跟著希望在動 跟著希望在動 跟著希望在動 跟著希望在動

第二篇：我們為什么要上學主題班會教案

讓夢想起航

——我們為什么要上學讀書

主題班會教案

——七年級七班

主題班會目標：

1、幫助學生正確認識學習的重要性。

2、引導學生樹立正確的人生導向。教學過程：

【主持人】：同學們，我們來到初中學習即將過去一個學期，我們期待的寒假即將來臨，伴隨而來的還有我們中國重大而喜慶的節日——春節。每當這個時候，我們每個同學都會打心底里高興，假期來了，終于不用那么早起床，可以睡到自然醒了，還能做一些自己隨心所欲的事情，多么值得期待。而春節的到來，也給我們帶來了無限的誘惑：親人的團聚，朋友的相邀，還有很多的壓歲錢，甚至還有各種各樣不同的思想觀念都會一擁而入。

每年的這個時候，外出打工的父母回來了，在外摸爬滾打的親戚朋友回來了，他們回來給我們談論的最多的可能就是外出打工的經歷。由于我們對外面知之甚少，我們對他們的描述感到新奇，尤其是他們談到打工一個月可以賺到大筆的金錢。他們的侃侃而談會使我們倍加向往，可能在座的很多同學都期待著有他們一樣的“神奇”經歷。

那么他們談論的真是如此嗎？是否背后還隱藏著其他不為人知的一面？他們的生活就是我們所追求的嗎？他們的這種經歷真值得我們舍去美好的學習時光而去追隨嗎？我們今后將如何走好我們人生之中最為關鍵的一步？今天晚上，我們就在這里共同探討一下這些問題。

【活動一】【可以在課前先做布置讓學生寫好，到時候直接交流即可】 【板書】分享夢想：世界很大，夢想很遠

【板書】能不能告訴我你的夢想是什么？【學生互相交流，分享，時間控制7-10分鐘】 【主持人】：是想光宗耀祖？成為名人？成為一個大老板？去一個美麗的地方旅行？......【主持人】：通過大家的交流，分享，我們知道，我們每一個同學都有屬于自己的夢想，這些夢想有大有小，有長期的也有短期的，我們怎樣才能使他變成真實？

【活動二】【可以在課前先做布置讓學生寫好，到時候直接交流即可】

【板書】為了你的夢想，你要做些什么？才能使一切不顯得那么遙遠？【學生互相交流，分享，時間控制7-10分鐘】 【主持人】：聽了大家提出的各種不同做法，可以看出，大家都有了一定的方向，我認為不論何時我們都應該做到： 【板書】

————適時的時間做適當的事 【主持人】：現在我們身處求學階段，那我們做的最適當的事是什么呢？想必大家都會明白，那就是——上學讀書【板書】 我們剛才都分享了自己的夢想，提出了自己的做法，要實現它絕非易事。但有一句話說得好：讀書能成就夢想。

【活動三】【分組討論，控制時間7-8分鐘】如果我們受到身邊不良風氣的影響而過早地放棄自己的學業，那么我們在今后的人生道路中將會如何走下去？

起這的樣

姐: 妹?以為有了姐妹就有了全世界?你們在一

一

幫不學無術的女孩聚在一起?這就是所謂

們?以為有了哥們就天下我有?你們在一起這樣

而一幫無所事事的男孩聚在一起?就是所謂的哥

能是們這傻樣

?: 只知道讀書?殊不知?幾年以后?你們 你們嘲笑那些好學生?嘲笑他們是書子?說他

子?幾年以后?他們是這樣

當初那些你們眼里的書子?幾年以后?他們是這樣 而當初那些你們眼里的書

是這樣

可是，你們的父親可能在工地這 樣

你們的母親可能在工地上是

【主持人，可以學生朗讀,但最好事先準備】是，你們年輕，你們漂亮，你們帥氣，你們以為這一切就是資本，你們驕傲，你們自負，你們無所畏懼。

你們看不起那些比你們長的丑的、不會化妝的、不會穿衣服的、一天到晚只知道讀書的好學生。在學校里，以為所有人的光環都集中在你們身上。

有的人說，讀書有什么用，我好多沒讀大學的同學都混的非常好。

其實，我想說，你們忘記了一個詞語，這個詞語叫做比例，想想你們身邊，沒讀書能成功的占有多少？或許連1%的可能都不到吧！

而成功的那極少部分人，那是他們自身具備了成功的一些素質，而你們，是否具備？

其實我還是想點破：每個不想念書的學生，都會不約而同的有一個不讀書就能成功的同學。并以此來作為他放縱的最后心理安慰。

有些學生說，青春不就是要這樣嗎？

不叛逆不瘋狂的青春也配叫青春？

那么很遺憾的告訴你們，這里是天朝，這里不是美利堅、這里也不是歐洲。

這里優勝劣汰，這里弱肉強食。

叛逆和瘋狂的青春當然可以，你們只不過是過早了預支了。任何事情都是要有代價的。

幾年的放縱，換來的可能就是一生的卑微和底層！

我不是在和你們說教，底層人是要有人來當的，總不至于每個人都在辦公室吹著空調。

而那些聽不進去我的話，還要一意孤行的人，你們不當這個底層人，誰來當？

【班主任】這時候，請問大家有何感想？外出打工，新年回家的同學及親戚們表面光鮮的后面，可能也在流水線上流血流汗呢！

第三篇：《我們為什么要上學？》

21．作文

寒窗讀書十余載，驀然回首，幾多歡喜，幾多悲辛；而今，大家面臨高考，將上大學，參加工作，展望未來，幾許期盼，幾許迷茫 ??

請你選擇一個角度，以“我們為什么要讀書”為題，寫一篇作文，談談自己的認識。要求：1，寫出自己的真情實感；2，除詩歌外，文體不限；3，不少于800字。

美國總統奧巴馬在開學第一天（2009年9月8日），到弗吉尼亞州，阿林頓市，一所高中參加集會，并發表電視演講《我們為什么要上學？》：你們中的每一個人都會有自己擅長的東西，每一個人都是有用之材，而發現自己的才能是什么，就是你們要對自己擔起的責任，教育給你們提供了發現自己才能的機會；我可以向你保證，不管你將來想要做什么，你都需要相應的教育；我們需要你們中的每一個人都培養和發展自己的天賦、技能和才智，來解決我們所面對的最困難的問題??

今年合肥某初中曾要求全校學生在早自習時間誦讀奧巴馬的這篇演說詞。消息一出，網上議論紛紛，或贊成或反對，吵得沸沸揚揚。

不管人們對這所學校的做法有何看法，但大家都應思考一下：我們為什么要讀書？無論你是學生，是家長，還是教育工作者。

高中畢業生即將上大學，走向社會，必須樹立正確的人生觀，學習觀，價值觀。此時認真思考一下“為什么要讀書”，是十分必要的。

從寫作的角度說，本文可以寫成一篇記敘文，記敘自己學習生活的經歷與感悟，也可以寫成一篇議論文，談一談對讀書學習的理解認識。但立意有高下，感情有真偽。

評價這篇作文，在內容方面，主要看立意高下，感情真偽。此題沒有多少審題難度，學生可以自由抒寫自己的學習生活感受。小而言之，可寫為改變家庭生活境遇，為自己的人生發展爭取一個高起點；可寫為改變家鄉貧窮落后的面貌，投身家鄉經濟建設，提高文化生活水平，回報桑梓；大而言之，可寫為國家富強、民族振興、人民幸福，為實現中國夢。但不管從哪個角度寫，都要寫出自己的真情實感，都應做到內容集中，觀點鮮明。空談大道理，言之無物，或格調低俗，鼠目寸光，均不會得到閱卷老師的認可。人生風云，筆底波瀾。學生可聯系現實生活，談自己對讀書目的的認識，大學畢業生擇業問題（北大高材生賣豬肉問題，清華畢業生當保安問題，碩士生競爭環衛工人，大學生爭當掏糞工等），那些讀書成才為父母爭光、為國家爭光的正面人物，那些讀書做官又貪污腐敗鋃鐺入獄的反面人物，均可入題。

第四篇：爸爸,我們為什么要上學[范文]

爸爸，我們為什么要上學?

90后到10后的一代，是物質及其富足的一代，他們從小就在優越的環境中長大，過著吃喝不愁的生活。父母對他們唯一的期望與要求就是：好好讀書!可是為什么要好好讀書，讀書的意義究竟是什么，卻很少有人告訴他們。

面對這個問題，一位平民爸爸的回答，很接地氣，值得參考.....“爸爸，我為什么要上學呢?”兒子上學不久問爸爸。

爸爸說：兒子，你知道吧？一顆小樹長一年的話，只能用來做籬笆，或當柴燒。

十年的樹可以做檁條。

二十年的樹用處就大了，可以做粱，可以做柱子，可以做家具......一個小孩子如果不上學，他7歲就可以放羊，長大了能放一大群羊，但他除了放羊，基本干不了別的。

如果上6六年學，小學畢業，在農村他可以用一些新技術種地，在城市可以到建筑工地打工，做保安，也可以當個小商小販，小學的知識夠用了。

如果上9年學，初中畢業，他就可以學習一些機械的操作了。

如果上12年學，高中畢業，他就可以學習很多機械的修理了。

如果大學畢業，他就可以設計高樓大廈，鐵 路橋梁了。

如果他碩士博士畢業，他就可能發明創造出一些我們原來沒有的東西。

知道了嗎?

兒子：知道了。

爸爸又問：放羊、種地、當保安，丟人不丟人?

兒子：丟人。

爸爸說：兒子，不丟人。他們不偷不搶，干活賺錢，養活自己的孩子和父母，一點也不丟人。?

不是說不上學，或上學少就沒用。就像一年的小樹一樣，有用，但用處不如大樹多。不讀書或讀書少也有用，但對社會的貢獻少，他們賺的錢就少。讀書多，花的錢也多，用的時間也多，但是貢獻大，自己賺的錢也多。

第五篇：我們為什么要上學(英文)

美國總統奧巴馬開學演講 英文全文

2009年9月8日 在弗吉尼亞州阿林頓市

Hello, everybody!Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, everybody.All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.How is everybody doing today?(Applause。)How about Tim Spicer?(Applause。)I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.And we've got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade.And I am just so glad that all could join us today.And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.Give yourselves a big round of applause.(Applause。)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school.And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous.I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now--(applause)--with just one more year to go.And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.I know that feeling.When I was young, my family lived overseas.I lived in Indonesia for a few years.And my mother, she didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table.But whenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.”(Laughter。)So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school.But I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you.I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education.And I've talked about responsibility a lot.I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world--and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.Every single one of you has something that you're good at.Every single one of you has something to offer.And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.That's the opportunity an education can provide.Maybe you could be a great writer--maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper--but you might not know it until you write that English paper--that English class paper that's assigned to you.Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor--maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine--but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class.Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice--but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it.You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future.What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.The future of America depends on you.What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.If you don't do that--if you quit on school--you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school.I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.I get it.I know what it's like.My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had.There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I'm not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have.And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.But I was--I was lucky.I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams.My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story.Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money.But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.Some of you might not have those advantages.Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need.Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around.Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life--what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home--none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school.There is no excuse for not trying.Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.No one's written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write your own destiny.You make your own future.That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas.Jazmin didn't speak English when she first started school.Neither of her parents had gone to college.But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to Brown University--is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming Dr.Jazmin Perez.I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who's fought brain cancer since he was three.He's had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer--hundreds of extra hours--to do his schoolwork.But he never fell behind.He's headed to college this fall.And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois.Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you.They face challenges in their lives just like you do.In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you.But they refused to give up.They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves.And I expect all of you to do the same.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education--and do everything you can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book.Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community.Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn.Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn.And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.Chances are you're not going to be any of those things.The truth is, being successful is hard.You won't love every subject that you study.You won't click with every teacher that you have.Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute.And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.That's okay.Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures.J.K.Rowling's--who wrote Harry Potter--her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published.Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career.But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life.And that's why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you--you have to let your failures teach you.You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right.If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.No one's born being good at all things.You become good at things through hard work.You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practice.The same principle applies to your schoolwork.You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right.You might have to read something a few times before you understand it.You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.Don't be afraid to ask questions.Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.I do that every day.Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new.So find an adult that you trust--a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor--and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough.It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation.Young people.Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war;who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon.Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.So today, I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country? Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions.I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn.But you've got to do your part, too.So I expect all of you to get serious this year.I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do.I expect great things from each of you.So don't let us down.Don't let your family down or your country down.Most of all, don't let yourself down.Make us all proud.Thank you very much, everybody.God bless you.God bless America.Thank you。