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STAFF WRITER 18:6 HRS IST

Washington, Nov 5 (PTI) Parents must set a "high bar" in the household, US President Barack Obama said as he recalled how his daughter Malia scored a 95 in a science test in school with a little bit of inspiration from him.

Marking the first anniversary of his election yesterday, the 48-year-old leader asked states to toughen their education standards and deviated from the prepared text of his speech to share a family story -- about the 11-year-old child.

"Even in our own household, with all the privileges and opportunities we have there are times when the kids slack off.

There are times when they would rather be watching TV or playing a computer game than hitting the books," he said.

He said Malia, a sixth-grader at Sidwell Friends School here, had come home with a 73 on her science test some time ago.

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