Dear Mr. President...

Students in Form 4 (5th and 6th grade) have written to President Obama following his speech on education delivered at Wakefield High School in Virginia. Here are some of their letters for your enjoyment!


Dear Mr. President,

Hi. I’m M., an eleven year old student in Delphi Academy. In my school we watched your speech about education in Virginia. You said that everyone has responsibility and that is true. Part of a student’s responsibility is to meet his/her goals. Some of my goals for this year are: to be on time, be number one in my class, graduate early (we have a different system in Delphi), and turn in all my assignments on time.

Your speech was inspiring and I hope that many people set their own goals and they will not drop out of school. It is important to study and hopefully your speech has influenced many kids to try as hard as they can. If you don’t try you won’t know if you could’ve done better.

In your speech you talked about how many children are unlucky. Now I feel very happy for what I have. I think everyone should have a safe environment to learn. I’m thankful I have a good school to be in.

I have some questions. Please take time to answer, but it’s okay if you don’t. I know you’re busy. What about kids who don’t have supplies or a good school? Will you help those children? Can you improve technology in schools? I want everyone to have a good education.

Thank you for the inspiring speech. Even though we didn’t see it in person I thought it was great.

Thank You, M.R.


Dear Mr. President,

I heard your speech and it was good. I liked what you said in your speech about keep on trying and when you give up, you give up on your country. That was smart.

Also in your speech you said that you don’t know what you’re good at until you do your school work. I liked that too so I will try harder in school and not give up so easily.

Your speech was very clever, helpful and inspiring. I will try harder in school, work harder and be more responsible when I work. Also I will try not to get in too many fights with my brother and sister. Your speech was great and I am proud to call you my president.

Sincerely, L.F.


Dear President Obama,

Hi! My name is S. and I go to Delphi Academy. I am in 5^th grade and I am 9 years old. I have always wanted to be a doctor or an engineer.

Your speech inspired me to work harder in my studies and to be a better student, so I will do the following things. I will do my homework, I will keep up with the class and I will always be on time to class.

I want to thank you for encouraging me not only to do well in my studies but to build a good future for myself. After hearing your speech, I was motivated to start volunteering.

I could clean up a park near my house or go to a Coastal Clean-Up if I can. By doing this, slowly, we can clean up the place.

I really enjoyed your speech not only because you motivated me to study but because you talked about your past. It is amazing a boy with no father after the age of 2 could become the president of the U.S.A.!

By seeing that, I realized that if you really want something, you have to work for it because no one is born talented. You have to practice.

I feel lucky to have watched your speech because in some schools, kids could not watch your speech. I enjoyed your speech a lot and I hope you make another one soon! Hope you can write back!

Your speech was great!

S.S.

Dear Mr. President,

Hi, my name is B.W. and I go to Delphi Academy.

I think your speech was very inspiring. I learned a lot from it. My favorite part of your speech was when you told us that you always have to push yourself if you want a better education. I also learned to never give up on anything.

Here are the goals that I’ve set for myself in order to be a responsible student: I will always do my homework. I will try to get as much done as I can. I will respect what my teachers say. And I will study as hard as possible.

When I grow up I would like to be a football player. But there’s not a great chance of that. So I would like to be a doctor or dentist. It would require an extra education to do that so I will study extra hard. Thank you, Mr. President, you have inspired me to work way harder and I hope you inspired others too.

Sincerely,

B.W.

Dear Mr. President,

I watched your speech about school and how you should try your best. I am really trying to do my best in what I do. It really helped me see that you just have to try to do things and can do it.

I have made some new goals to make me a better student. Some of the goals I have made are: I will always bring homework home. I will always do my homework. I will stay on track with my targets and try my best to get ahead. I will respect all my teachers. I will not drop out of school. I will always try my best and my last goal I will make all my goals. Those are some of the goals I made. Your speech really helped me. Thank you.

From, A.G.

Dear Mr. President,

Your speech was very inspiring. I learned how important education is. I also learned about hard work and self-motivation. I am very proud to be able to listen to your speech. I also learned about how failure is one of the biggest lessons life teaches you. With this I learned about learning and achieving your goals, and that everything requires education, or knowledge.

My goals for this school year are: listen to my teacher at all times, don’t goof around in class, don’t make unnecessary noise in class, and always focus on my studies. My goals for this year are: once I get home start my homework, and not watching TV on the weekdays.

This year I also want to help the environment by picking up trash, throwing trash away in the garbage can, and telling people not to litter. These are the most important things I learned from your speech.

Love, V.J.

Dear Mr. President,

Hello, my name is J.M., I am twelve years old and attend the Delphi Academy of Santa Clara. At my school, I saw your speech on education and the importance of a student. I was greatly inspired by your speech. I was also glad someone as superior as the president could understand the hardship of the first day of school.

I like to write and direct. I would like to be a writer and director for movies. I have already made some videos of my own. Your speech reminded me not to be opposing my education. I know, to make my dreams a reality, I have to work hard in all subjects and make everything I learn count. I believe you’ll be a great president.

Thank you, J.M.

Dear Mr. President,

Hi. My name is A.Y.. I am 11 years old and I go to Delphi Academy. I am in 6^th grade and I live in California. How are you doing? The weather feels a little hot, but not much.

Anyways, when I was at school, I watched the speech you presented at Wakefield high school. It was great. My goals are going to be to remember my homework and to get work done. What do you do all day as president? I would like to know. It is okay if you don’t reply. Have a good time as president!

Sincerely, A.Y.