“If the world’s going to get better, it’s going to be up to you,” former Pres. Barack Obama says, to the high school class of 2020. “This is your generation’s world to shape.” GraduateTogether
"I couldn't be prouder with all of you in the graduating class of 2020," he said."Graduating is a big achievement under any circumstances. Some of you have had to overcome serious obstacles along the way. ... And just as you're about to celebrate having made it through, just as you've been looking forward to proms and senior nights, graduation ceremonies, and -- let's face it -- a whole bunch of parties, the world has turned upside down by a global pandemic.
"It's woken a lot of young people up to the fact that the old ways of doing things just don't work," Obama added."And it doesn't matter how much money you make if everyone around you is hungry and sick. And that our society and democracy only work when we think not just about ourselves, but about each other."
"In our poorest neighborhoods in America, school is about much more than learning," James said, after being introduced by a student from the I Promise School he founded in his hometown of Akron, Ohio."Our schools are our safety net. ... It's time to chase every dream."
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