开学英文演讲稿
The president:
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. (applause.)
拓展阅读
1、初三年级作文 学习雷锋的演讲稿
敬爱的老师、同学们：
今天我演讲的题目是《学习雷锋精神，为社会献一份爱》。
阳春三月，除了荡漾在身边的春意，也有一个人，恰似春天一般吹开人们的心扉，吹化人与人之间的冰雪，他，就是人民的好战士雷锋。
有多少人能像雷锋一样，永远的那么富有爱心，永远的那么真诚善良，记得一个美国商人如此说道：雷锋精神是人类应该有的，应把雷锋精神弘扬到全世界。要学习雷锋对待事业的态度，学习雷锋刻苦学习的钉子精神，学习雷锋关心人、爱护人、支持人、理解人的品质。
西方人和我们一样，给予雷锋最高的表彰：“雷锋精神与*共存。一个人要获得成功与幸福，不能缺少雷锋精神。
讲到这里，也许有的同学可能要问：我们现在还小，是个学生，我们又能做什么呢下面我讲的场面大家一定不会陌生吧，*上为老人让座，同学生病时你为他（她）端水，送药，下雨天你把手中的伞伸向淋雨的同学，在放学路上，见到小朋友摔倒，你上前扶一把，看到垃圾桶旁有纸屑，你顺手拣起扔进垃圾桶……这样的例子举不胜举，我们的身边有多少雷锋。
在生活中，我们需要雷锋精神，只有我们自己发扬助人为乐的精神，与人为善，我们才能得到别人的帮助和尊敬，才能在互动的真诚中感到真正的快乐。一个时刻只看到自己利益的人是很难体会到生活中的快乐的，真正的快乐只有一种，那就是为他人而付出，这样做你将获得生命最高的荣誉。
无论我们现在学习，还是将来从事什么工作，都不能缺少雷锋精神。再平凡的岗位都可以做出不平凡的贡献，只要你的人生观是正确的，你的工作就会有不尽的原动力。取得成功最重要的不是我们的能力大小，而是一个人的道德品质。任何时候，雷锋身上助人为乐、爱岗敬业、积极进取、勤俭节约的品质都是我们不断学习的要素。雷锋对世界和他人真诚的爱心永远是人间渴求的那种温暖，像阳光一样成为人类永恒的需要。有了雷锋精神我们才有能力超越自己、超越他人。我们的国家才能进步，我们的生活才能更美好。
同学们：四十多年前，*等老一辈无产阶级**家发出向雷锋**学习的号召。现在让我们一起向雷锋学习用实际行动促进团结友爱、诚实守信、助人为乐、见义勇为的良好社会风气，从自己做起，从身边的小事做起，真正理解雷锋叔叔这种奉献的精神，让“学雷锋活动渗透在日常活动中，使其成为我们生活的一部分，使其精神成为我们的一份良好的品格。
青年是祖国的未来和希望。祖国的发展需要我们，而我们的发展需要雷锋精神。最后我想用一句歌词来结束我今天的演讲：只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间！
谢谢大家！
2、学生校园文明礼仪演讲稿3分钟
敬爱的老师，亲爱的同学们：
大家早上好!
回顾灿烂历史长河，泱泱中华缔造了享誉千年的“礼仪之邦”。“为人子，方少时，亲师友，习礼仪”，三字经中的这句话告诉我们：做子女的，年少时就应当学会尊敬师长、关爱同学，学习人与人之间交往的礼节。鲁迅先生曾说：“中国欲存争于天下，其首在立人，人立而后凡事举。”“立人”的意思便是要完善人的思想和文明修养。人的文明修养并不是与生俱来的，而是靠后天不断完善的。因此，我们要努力做到格物、致知、诚意、正心、修身。
文明是一种认识，是一种观念，更是一种文化，文明是在内心不断生成、积累而又外显于形的，伴随着社会进步发展的规范，它存在于我们每一天的学习、生活和工作当中，每个人的仪容仪表和行为习惯都是它体的表现。我们现在正处于人生中最关键的成长时期，在这个时期的所作所为，将潜移默化的影响我们自身的成长，影响我们将来的发展。一个不讲文明的人，一个低级趣味庸俗的人，一个放松了自身思想品质培养的人，一个迷失了文明和道德标杆的人，那一定是现在最需要我们去帮助的人。文明礼仪是我们学习、生活的根基，是我们健康成长的臂膀，让我们相互帮助，相互督促，从学生日常行为规范做起：着装得体、不求时尚;说话文明、举止大方;爱护公物、保护环境;尊重师长、学会关爱;遵守交通、讲究卫生等等。
我们既是校园文明的创造者，又是校园文明的受益者。文明的举止，文明的行为，加上恬静、幽雅、舒适的环境，浓郁的文化氛围，会启迪莘莘学子去不断探索求知。好的文明礼仪习惯，影响着我们的学习，我们的生活，甚至将来的一生都将受用不尽，那我们何乐而不为呢?只有具有深厚的底蕴、幽雅的谈吐、得体的举止，才能称得上真正有内涵的美。
如果你失去了今天，你不算失败，因为明天会再来;
如果你失去了金钱，你不算失败，因为人生的价值不在钱袋;
如果你失去了文明，那你是彻彻底底的失败，
因为你已经失去了做人的真谛。
同学们，
让我们一起努力，
学做文明人，学做社会人，清洁环境，文明校园，从我做起，从点滴做起，
让文明礼仪之花在校园处处盛开，
让文明礼仪伴我们成长!
谢谢大家!
3、学生校园文明礼仪演讲稿3分钟
尊敬的各位评委，在座的朋友们:
大家好!很荣幸和各位选手一同参加此次演讲比赛，首先做一下自我介绍。我叫刘成程，来自鄂旗规划局。今天我演讲的题目是<文明鄂托克，从你我开始>
我的家在吉林长春，大学毕业后，我跟随着我的爱人来到鄂旗，转眼已经四年了，很多人会问我，长春和鄂旗哪个好。我会用一个有趣的做答案。
长春是我相恋多年的恋人，它陪伴我成长却难以给我未来，鄂旗是给我婚姻给我家庭的爱人，它欣赏我，鼓励我，我们一同创造未来。所以长春对我有养育之恩，鄂旗对我是知遇之恩。
这四年来，我在一点点的了解熟悉这片土地，我眼中的鄂旗就像馅大皮薄的蒙古包子，一定亲自尝尝才知道有多美味。尤其是这里的人热情好客，随遇而安的生活态度，用陶渊明的<桃花源记>中“黄发垂绦并怡然自乐”和“便要还家，设酒杀鸡作食”两句形容鄂旗人最贴切不过了。鄂旗是个幸福指数很高的地方，因为人们很容易满足，他们不追求精美的饭菜，高档的服务，只要有一锅羊肉，一瓶烧酒，兄弟姊妹坐在一起，喝上几杯，唱上几首，那就是天堂。
在长春生活了25年，我承受着升学的压力、就业的压力、生活的压力，人们每天就像一个上着发条的钟，机械的走着，不敢停歇，因为身后还有千军万马的人在赶路。这让我想到我的那些同学，他们向往灯红酒绿的物质生活，为了能够跻身于繁华之中，把自己的时间当做海绵里的水，不停的挤，用在上班下班的路上，堵车的路上。用在陪客户，陪老板、花心思讨好他们上。
相比之下，虽然我生活在“一把瓜子就能转一圈”的小县城，但是我在这里买的起房子，有体面稳定的工作，有美满的家庭，有充足的时间享受工作和家庭带给我的快乐，我很满足。
当然，我眼中的鄂旗也并不是完美无瑕，由于千百年来游牧生活使得这里的人们习惯了无拘无束生活，即使现在我们的生活方式变了，但是不拘小节的生活习惯还是难以彻底改变。比方说，这段时间我们一直都在忙于“创卫”，全旗的**职工都开展义务捡垃圾活动。这让我想起上学时候的一个笑话，老师要求每周写一篇小字，内容随意。班里一个男生在练字本上写“我在马路边，捡到一元钱，弯腰把它捡，啊!原来是口痰，是谁吐得这么圆”当然了，我们捡不到钱，捡到的是各种垃圾，各种排泄物，那种感受真的是不捡不知道，用我同事的话说，一阵风吹过，墙根下飘来的味道都非常之“销魂”。
所以我想肯定有人受不了了，就在墙上写“禁止倒垃圾，违者罚款”还有写“此处大小便全家倒大霉”，我见过一个写得比较有智慧的，一个麻馆，隔壁的墙总是有一股难闻的味道，然后不知道是谁就在墙上写“此处撒尿手臭点炮”。说到墙上写字，又想到*，大家是否注意到“拆”字总是要画一个圈。为什么呢，因为一开始，开发商写了一个“拆”，过一天就变成“不拆”，人家把“不”字涂掉，过了一天又变成“拆**”，所以这个开发商没办法，就用一个圈圈起来。当然，无论随地吐痰大小便，还是墙上涂鸦，都是非常不文明的行为。我们常常对于别人不尊重我们的行为很敏感，对于我们不尊重他人的行为却很迟钝。作为半个鄂旗人，我想我们不崇拜物质，但是我们应该崇尚文明。所以我希望我们都能爱护鄂旗就像我们爱护自己的脸蛋一样，做一个文明的人，给我们的后代树一个榜样，时代的车轮不停，人类的文明也一直在发展，当我们的孩子长大，他们也许会出国留学、深造，到那时，他们即使不能他们能成为人类文明的推动者，至少不要做拖文明的后腿的人。
不过值得欣慰的是，经过我们的创城活动，大家的生活观念也发生了改变，很明显街上的豪车少了，自行车多了起来。饭店里吃喝的人少了，院子里种花种菜的人多了，麻馆里赌博的人少了，公园里跳广场舞的人多了。人们的生活越来越充实有意义，精神也越来越饱满。
我很庆幸我寻找到了我的桃花源，我会用一颗赤子之心爱这片土地，我希望鄂托克旗的宏伟蓝图里我能做一块砖、一颗螺丝钉，希望土生土长的你们和我一样。今天的演讲，大家可以记不住我，但是希望大家记住我的题目，文明鄂托克，从你我开始。
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