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ladies and gentlemen to introduce the

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president please welcome miss barbara

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i can't contemplate my career as a

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without reflecting on my dad's years in

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although naturally i wasn't born when he

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was a student

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his marginal education helped form my

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he was from a poor farm family and

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although his parents loved him very much

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sometimes they worried more about how

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they were going to clothe and feed him

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than they did about how well he could

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read or write

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his educators expectations were low and

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he met that standard

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when the energy crisis hit in the 70s my

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dad tackled it like a math problem

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but instead of picking up a paper and

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pencil

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he talked his way through it he thought

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outside the box he modeled his thinking

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he built an electric car out of used

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volkswagen parts and powered our house

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with a wind generator he built from

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he was able to do those things in spite

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of the fact that he hadn't learned how

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the disconnect between what my dad

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and the skill set he was asked to learn

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at school lives on in classrooms across

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as teachers in the 21st century we're

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experiencing a paradigm shift as we

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consider whether what we teach is still

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and if how we're teaching it is engaging

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our focus is shifting to bringing out

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the true learner in our students because

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within their lifetimes their ability to

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will surpass their need to know

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although many aspects of our profession

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are changing

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we still wear many hats each day

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psychologist substitute parents sales

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and keeper of the faith

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we're the most fortunate of all who

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each day parents entrust us with their

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as teachers

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we have a past that is rich in memory

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a present that is rewarding adventurous

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fun and challenging

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because we spend our days with the

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and now

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it is with great honor that i introduce

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to you a man whose lessons extend far

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beyond the classroom walls

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who is writing history

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modeling a present that is challenging

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and adventurous

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but hopefully a little rewarding and fun

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who is helping to shape the future for

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all of us

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thank you

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outstanding introduction

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uh i want to acknowledge a few other

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special guests that we have here first

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of all uh my uh

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terrific vice president mainly because

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he takes orders from dr jill biden uh dr

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jill biden and vice president joe biden

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somebody who i've never met somebody

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who's more passionate about making sure

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young people do well than my secretary

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of education arne duncan

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my uh

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before i won a nobel peace prize this

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guy had wanted and nobody

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questioned whether he deserved it or not

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who have devoted a lot of energy to

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the issue of science and math education

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i want to acknowledge them uh

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representative bart gordon who's the

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chairman of the science and technology

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committee democrat from tennessee

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where's bart

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representative william lacey clay from

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the great state of missouri and his

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district is home to two teachers who are

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being honored here today so he's very

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and a great champion of education

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generally he's the chairman of the

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education and labor committee

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representative george miller of

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since so many people were inspired

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in this country originally from

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our space program to to think about math

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and science in new ways it's terrific to

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our nasa administrator and former

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director of the defense advanced

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research projects agency or darpa as uh

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uh we can thank them for the internet

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director uh director uh arden bement is

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to all the teachers

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to to welcome you uh teachers and

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mentors to the white house because i

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believe so strongly in the work that you

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because i've got two girls upstairs with

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math tests coming up i figure that uh a

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little extra help from the best of the

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best couldn't hurt so

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you're gonna have assignments after this

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we are we are here today to honor

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teachers and mentors like barb uh who

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are upholding

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their responsibility

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the young people who they teach but to

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by inspiring and educating a new

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generation in math and science

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but we're also here because this

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responsibility can't be theirs alone

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all of us have a role to play in

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building an education system that is

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worthy of our children and ready to help

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us seize the opportunities and meet the

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challenges of the 21st century

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whether it's improving our health or

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harnessing clean energy protecting our

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security or succeeding in the global

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economy

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our future depends on reaffirming

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as the world's engine of scientific

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discovery and technological innovation

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and that leadership tomorrow depends on

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how we educate our students today

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especially in math science

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but despite the importance of education

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we have to admit we are right now being

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outpaced by our competitors

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one assessment shows american 15 year

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olds now ranked 21st in science

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when compared to their peers around the

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world think about that

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that's not acceptable

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and year after year the gap between the

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number of teachers we have and the

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number of teachers we need

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in these areas is widening

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the shortfall is projected to climb past

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a quarter of a million teachers in the

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next five years

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and that gap is most pronounced in

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predominantly poor and minority schools

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meanwhile other nations are stepping up

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a fact that was plain to see when i

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visited asia at the end of last year

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the president of south korea and i were

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having lunch and i asked him what's the

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biggest education

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challenge that you have he told me his

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biggest challenge

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in education wasn't budget holes it

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wasn't crumbling schools

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it was that the parents were too

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he's had to import thousands of foreign

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teachers because parents insisted

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on english language training in

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the mayor of shanghai china a city of

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over 20 million people

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told me that even in such a large city

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they had no problem recruiting teachers

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in whatever subject but particularly

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math and science because teaching is

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and the pay scales are comparable to

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so make no mistake our our future is on

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the line

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the nation that out educates us today is

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going to outcompete us tomorrow

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and to continue to cede our leadership

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in education is to cede our position in

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the world that's not acceptable to me

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and i know it's not acceptable to any of

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you and that's why my administration has

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set

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a clear goal to move from the middle to

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the top of the pack in science and math

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education over the next decade

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to reach this goal we've paid particular

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attention to how we can better prepare

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reward and retain good teachers

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so the recovery act included the largest

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by the federal government in history

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while preventing more than 300 000

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teachers and school workers from being

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fired because of state budget shortfalls

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the department of education will be

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announcing an additional 10 million

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dollars in grants for innovative

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programs to train new teachers whether a

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young person embarking on his or her

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first career or a scientist or engineer

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and under the outstanding leadership of

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arne duncan we've launched a four

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billion dollar race to the top fund

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one of the largest investments in

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education reform in history through the

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race to the top states are competing for

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funding and producing the most

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innovative programs in science and math

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allowing scientists and statisticians

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and engineers to more easily become

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teachers we want

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states and school districts to start

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being more creative about how they can

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attract more science and math teachers

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we're also pursuing reforms to better

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serve america's math and science

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each and every one can be as effective

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as the educators that we honor today so

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we're challenging states to raise

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standards

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to use data to better inform decisions

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to recruit and retain more good teachers

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and to promote stronger curricula that

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encourage young people to not only learn

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the facts in a textbook but to explore

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and discover the world around them

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now as important as this will be the

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success we seek is not going to be

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attained by government alone

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and that's why i've challenged the

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scientific community to think of new and

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creative ways to engage young people in

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that's why we launched the educate to

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innovate campaign a nationwide effort

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by citizens non-for-profits universities

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and companies from across america to

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help us move to the top of the pack in

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math and science and education

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and today we're expanding this campaign

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several new public-private partnerships

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are going to offer additional training

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to more than 100 000 teachers

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and prepare more than one 10 000

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new teachers in the next five years

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alone

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and through the partnerships we are

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announcing today support for the educate

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to innovate campaign has doubled to more

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than half a billion dollars in private

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funding

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that's a figure that we only expect to

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grow to help educators already in the

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classroom intel

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is launching a 10-year 200 million

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campaign to train math and science

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teachers in all 50 states to better use

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new technologies and techniques in their

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lessons plans

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pbs and the national science teachers

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association

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will also create a new online platform

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so science and math teachers can share

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best practices and learn from one

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another

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to bring more educators into the

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classroom the national math and science

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initiative is working with texas

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instruments and the dell foundation to

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prepare almost 5 000 new math and

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science teachers in the next five years

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through a program that allows young

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people to earn teaching certificates and

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science degrees at the same time

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and presidents from more than 75 of the

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largest public universities in the

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country have committed to produce

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thousands of additional science and math

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teachers at their institutions

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and the woodrow wilson national

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fellowship foundation is expanding is

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expanding with the help of several

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states and non-profits to place more

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math and science teachers in more

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high-need schools

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and just because you aren't a teacher

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that doesn't mean you can't help educate

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our young people

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we need to look no further than the

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mentors that we honor here today

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i'm calling on all 200 000 scientists

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who work for the federal government to

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do their part in their communities

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to speak at schools to create hand-on

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opportu learning opportunities through

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efforts like national lab day and to

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help stoke that same curiosity in

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students which perhaps led them to

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pursue a career in science in the first

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place

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nasa will also be launching an

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enrichment program to bring their

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scientists and engineers to students in

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the classroom and to bring students to

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nasa so that they might experience that

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same sense of wonder and excitement

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while maybe learning a little bit at the

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same time

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and finally as president i'm going to

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try to do my part

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we've held science-themed events like

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astronomy night

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here at the white house

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that was very fun by the way

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we're planning an annual science fair to

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honor the student winners of national

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science and technology competitions

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secretary duncan and i will be working

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to promote the teaching profession to

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show young people that teaching is one

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of the best and

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most rewarding ways to serve our country

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and we are of course recognizing the

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folks in this room

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with awards for excellence in teaching

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and mentoring

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it's with these men and women that i'd

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like to conclude today

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because in the end

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the work that you do and the difference

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you make

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are what all these reforms are all about

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whether it's showing students how to

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record the habits of a resident reptile

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or teaching kids to

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test soil samples on a class trip to

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costa rica

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whether it's helping young people from

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tough neighborhoods in chicago to become

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junior

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paleontologists or creating a mentoring

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program that connects engineering

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students with girls and minorities who

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are traditionally underserved in the

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field all of you are demonstrating why

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teaching and mentoring is so important

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and why we have to support you

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equip you

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and send in some reinforcements for you

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every person in this room remembers a

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teacher or mentor that made a difference

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in their lives

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every person in this room remembers a

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moment in which an educator showed them

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something about the world or something

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about themselves that changed their

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lives

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it could be a word of encouragement a

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helping hand

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a lesson that sparked a question that

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ignited a passion

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and ultimately may have propelled a

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career

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and innovators

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folks like michael dell who are here

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today

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are made in those moments

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scientists and engineers are made in

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those moments doctors are made in those

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moments teachers are made in those

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moments those small interactions

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so yes improving our schools is about

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training a new generation of workers and

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succeeding in new industries but a good

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education

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provided with the help of great teachers

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and mentors is about something more

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it's about instilling in a young person

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a love of learning and a sense of

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possibility in their own lives

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an understanding of the world around

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them that will serve them no matter what

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they do

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that's what we have to do as a nation

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that's what all of you do every day and

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that's what at root will lead to greater

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opportunities and brighter horizons for

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the next generation and for generations

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to come

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so