State of the Union Address

In President Obama's State of the Union address he said "Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school degree. And yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school. The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. America has fallen to 9th in the proportion of young people with a college degree. And so the question is whether all of us – as citizens, and as parents – are willing to do what's necessary to give every child a chance to succeed." What is America willing to do? Education is the most essential factor in youth's lives. It defines their actions and determines their view and value in society. Something new needs to be done in America in order to improve education. Public education needs to become affordable and successful, but this cannot just start from the government. There needs to be a bigger push in order to get parents and all communities involved in better education. As technology advances the demand for better education is higher.
As Obama said "as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school." In a country that values their youth so highly twenty-five percent of them do not finish high school. It is hard to find way to be valuable in society without having a proper education, but it is not the youth's fault. The way youth in America now view education all depends on how they were raised and the environment that they were raised in. Something needs to be done to improve over all conditions. Something new must be done. Their needs to be new legislation that allows kids to succeed, more funding that gives kids opportunities, and a new overall approach to how parents and their kids view the value of education. America needs to value education more because education defines actions and what values individuals bring to society.