Michelle Obama shared a childhood photo from her school yearbook to mark the Day of Charity on Thursday Sept. 5.
The back-to-school photo shows 10-year-old Michelle displaying a toothy grin and bangs over her forehead.
In the photo caption on Instagram.com, Michelle said every girl deserves a good education and the same opportunities she’s had.
“It’s so easy for us to take our education for granted, especially here in the United States. Right now, more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school,” she wrote.
“I learned a lot in school,” she continued, “how to do my multiplication tables and structure a paragraph, yes, but also how to push myself, be a good friend, and dust myself off after a failure.”
She added, “I believe every girl on the planet deserves the same kind of opportunities that I’ve had … Girls who go to school have healthier children, higher salaries, lower poverty rates, and they can even help boost their entire nation’s economy.
“The future of our world is only as bright as our girls,” she wrote.
Michelle, 55, shares two grown daughters with former President Barack Obama, 58.
