Whilst a lot of teens may be keen to disagree, President Barack Obama has told college graduates that some technological products are not necessarily good for education. Which products though? Of course, he is talking about the iPod and the Xbox.
1,000 graduates listened in as Obama made a speech at Hampton University. He suggested that the times ahead are going to be hard, so students need to be as focused as possible to ensure that the country grows to its original dominant position in the world.
Obama himself suggested that whilst the likes of iPods and iPads; Xboxes and PlayStations were tools that are used daily, he had no knowledge of how to work them himself. He also said that these can cause a lot of distraction as they are simply a form of entertainment, rather than something that can be used to progress in life.
“With iPods and iPads; Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation,” Obama said.
In his short time as president of the United States, Obama has certainly already made his mark. He is labeled as the first African-American president and he suggested that black students have a tough task ahead. According to Obama, they are consistently beaten in class by their white colleagues and this is something that needs to change and the likes of the iPod and the Xbox are not helping that happen.
Hampton graduates should have been inspired by the speech, which was an effort from the president to motivate the next generation in the US to start to become THE generation. They were urged to look at the significance that education has on their lives and to develop their responsibilities.
Media seems to be confusing things for a lot of people and Obama suggests that education is a way to make sense of the lies and truths that are portrayed through the different outlets.
Category: Politics
