Bill Clinton's Early Life and Arkansas Political CareerWilliam Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946. William Jefferson Blythe, his father he was killed in a car accident months before he was born. Virginia Cassidy Blythe is his mother. His mother, Virginia, took nursing classes when he was young, so his grandmother cared for him when available. His grandmother was a disciplinarian and taught Bill from an early age to be a good reader. Bill loved both his mother and grandmother, but had to moderate their differences from a young age. His new father, Roger Clinton, moved the family to Hot Springs, an hour from Hope, where Bill spent the first years of his life. His mother divorced Roger once but they remarried. At school, Bill loved politics and clearly showed his passion from a young age. He played in the band and loved gospel music. His mother went to the races while he attended church. Bill Clinton had a vision from an early age. Bill was helped to become a young leader in high school with the mindset of personal success in public service. Bill went to Washington, D.C. as a delegate in the Boy's Nation, which was an imitation of a political convention sponsored by the American Legion. Bill's idol was John F. Kennedy, who was president at the time and had the opportunity to meet him in the Rose Garden of the White House. His mother said he would be president one day and would soon make that statement come true. Bill graduated from High School in 1964 and attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Clinton paid for school through scholarships and part-time jobs during his time there. He was very successful in the student body council and earned the respect of his peers. Bill earned the R... half of the paper... or teachers to find out if they can teach. There were teachers who were part of an association at the time, the AEA, who accused Bill of racism and used them as scapegoats. He countered their argument by asking teachers of several high schools and also the UAPB about the exams. UAPB is a predominantly black college, and teachers of its graduate students have had no problems with the tests. Bill argued that students cannot learn basic subjects like math and science without the teacher's ability to teach them. Bill wanted to raise teacher salaries along with raising student test scores above the national average. Why raise teachers' salaries if they don't do their job? Bill accomplished both during his second term as governor. During his ten years as governor, Bill's goal was to help the economy not only in Arkansas but nationwide.