In this Aug. 15, 2009, photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting about health care at Central High School in Grand Junction, Colo. Obama's push for a national health care overhaul is providing a financial windfall in the election offseason to Democratic consulting firms that are closely connected to the president and two top advisers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Updated: Monday, 07 Sep 2009, 1:21 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 07 Sep 2009, 12:55 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to tell the nation's school children that they ultimately are most responsible for their own education.
The White House posted President Obama's remarks , scheduled for Tuesday, in advance on its Web site.
Obama's planned talk has been controversial, with several conservative organizations and individuals accusing him of trying to delve too directly into local education. But White House officials, including Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have said the charges are silly.
In the remarks set for Tuesday, Obama tells young people that all the work of parents, educators and others won't matter "unless you show up for those schools, pay attention to those teaches."
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