Reasponse to President Obama

"It is our responsibility as lawmakers and as educators to make this system work. But it is the responsibility of every citizen to participate in it. So tonight, I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. . . . 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.

These education policies will open the doors of opportunity for our children. But it is up to us to ensure they walk through them. In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a parent – a mother or father who will attend those parent/teacher conferences, or help with homework after dinner, or turn off the TV, put away the video games, and read to their child. I speak to you not just as a president, but as a father when I say that responsibility for our children's education must begin at home.”

-President Barack Obama, 2/24/09

Obama is completely right. The country can not afford to have people drop out of school. In order to run the companies we need in the future, we need people who are literate and computer savoy. We need people who have completed collage. Now days all of the job opportunities are in a field with computers and to deal with computers you need an extensive education. People in other countries view us as stupid and ignorant. We need to fix that stereo type. It is completely unfair to us, the children of America, to have to live in a country where they are viewed as stupid.