Obama's back-to-school speech inspires some kids - Yahoo! News: PHILADELPHIA – On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places. Mileena listened to Obama's plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across the country. For all the hubbub among adults over the back-to-school speech, many youngsters took the president's message to heart.
'He said that we're the future, and he's right,' said Mileena, who wants to be a forensic scientist. 'That's a president telling you, `I care about you getting your education.' Just imagine what kids like us can do if we actually listen.'
