Obama answers questions in YouTube Q&A

The answers streaming live on the Web site cover a wide range of issues including jobs, the economy, health care, foreign policy, energy, the environment, education and financial and government reform.

The questions came via videos as well as text from thousands of YouTube users who supplied more than 11,000 questions. Most questions were straightforward, and the format did not allow for followups.

A math teacher from Ohio by the name Sean asked what the president wants public education "to help students become"? Obama said, "I'm a big believer that the most important thing that a kid can learn in school is how to learn and how to think."

One question from John from Saginaw, Mich. goes: "As a college student who has 14 credits and three part-time jobs, I'm just wondering what are your plans to lower college tuition? "

"This is something that I've made a top priority," Obama said. He explained his proposal to limit student loan payments and forgive federal loans after 20 years; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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