Sunday, October 9, 2016



“A passionate, personal case for education”

Source: TED
By: Michelle Obama
April 2009


Key Points:
The key points in Mrs. Obama’s speech, is the importance of education. Not just to further one’s self, but to further society and communities as a whole.
·      Mrs. Obama mentions the importance for women to be educated. To pursue avenues that may not have been previously available to them.
·      She mentions several female artists and doctors who were influential in their fields.
·      Although she focused on women, she does insist that education for our youngest children, both boys and girls, is extremely important.

Intended Audience: Everyone


Relevance: Even thought this speech was recorded in 2009, it is just as important now, maybe more so, as it was then. Seeing increasing class sizes, limited budgets, and elective programs being cut, shows that we need to refocus our attention on education. Mrs. Obama’s words will be true for a long time to come, until we as a community, a nation, and the world, wakes up and realizes that a good education can solve a lot of issues that are currently being faced.

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