Reason Number 1,789 Why I Support Obama

My mother has been a positive example for me in my own life. She has devoted her life to education and rose from the ranks of classroom teacher to respected, and successful administrator.

I have followed in her footsteps now that I, too, am a teacher.

Here, speaking directly to educators, Obama discusses the challenges facing education and educators and says what we've been desperate to hear from a politician for many years.