"You're Not Special" graduation speech

[Aquagal]

High school teacher tells graduates that they are not special. This is exactly what they need to hear before heading out into the world.

http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/n..._host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=US&.lang=en-US

 

[NeverEndingMe]

High school teacher tells graduates that they are not special. This is exactly what they need to hear before heading out into the world.

http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/n..._host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=US&.lang=en-US

he's just another government fucktard that should have been fired years ago but is protected by the union while he puts his time in to rape the tax payer by collecting his fat pension

 

[Bert Notorius]

I like Chris Rock's attitude. You graduated HS? BFD. It's what you're supposed to do. A hs school diploma is equivalent to an 8th grade education in the agrarian days of yore.

 

[slave_]

Did you read the entire article, especially the last line?

'But near the end of the address he says, "The sweetest joys of life, then, come only with the recognition that you're not special. Because everyone is."'

 

[Aquagal]

I like Chris Rock's attitude. You graduated HS? BFD. It's what you're supposed to do. A hs school diploma is equivalent to an 8th grade education in the agrarian days of yore.

Yes! Have you ever seen one of those tests to graduate from 8th grade? I chuckled at how hard it was.

 

[Aquagal]

Did you read the entire article, especially the last line?

'But near the end of the address he says, "The sweetest joys of life, then, come only with the recognition that you're not special. Because everyone is."'

Kind of negates anything he said.

 

[Bert Notorius]

Yes! Have you ever seen one of those tests to graduate from 8th grade? I chuckled at how hard it was.

Seen it? I took it.

 

[Frizzle_Fry]

Did you read the entire article, especially the last line?

'But near the end of the address he says, "The sweetest joys of life, then, come only with the recognition that you're not special. Because everyone is."'

Only because they would have hung him dry for wraping up with

"You are not a beautiful and unique snow flake, you are the same decaying organic matter as everything else! We are all part of the same compost heap. You are not your bank account, you are not your grande latte, you are not the car you drive! YOU ARE NOT YOUR FUCKING KHAKI'S!!!!......

We are the all singing all dancing crap of the world."

 

[phrodeau]

Every one of you guys belongs in a special ed class.

 

[TallMan69]

Only because they would have hung him dry for wraping up with

"You are not a beautiful and unique snow flake, you are the same decaying organic matter as everything else! We are all part of the same compost heap. You are not your bank account, you are not your grande latte, you are not the car you drive! YOU ARE NOT YOUR FUCKING KHAKI'S!!!!......

We are the all singing all dancing crap of the world."

Frizzle -- dude, I'm missing the stoned animated avatars. Just wondering if you've used Towelie yet. "Don't forget to bring a towel."

 

[Frizzle_Fry]

Frizzle -- dude, I'm missing the stoned animated avatars. Just wondering if you've used Towelie yet. "Don't forget to bring a towel."

working on it...but nah I don't use towelie ...he smokes crack and other drugs. I don't do drugs...I just smoke weed

 

[Aquagal]

Seen it? I took it.

Are you THAT old?!

Here's the one I was thinking of...

http://grandfather-economic-report.com/1895-test.htm

working on it...but nah I don't use towelie ...he smokes crack and other drugs. I don't do drugs...I just smoke weed

Lol

 

[KRCummings]

High school teacher tells graduates that they are not special. This is exactly what they need to hear before heading out into the world.

http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/n..._host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=US&.lang=en-US

Do you have a problem with it?

 

[Aquagal]

Do you have a problem with it?

Ummm...no. Just as my response said, this is exactly what they need to hear. In fact kids need to be raised up thinking not everything they do is special.

 

[slave_]

Ummm...no. Just as my response said, this is exactly what they need to hear. In fact kids need to be raised up thinking not everything they do is special.

Sorry. I thought you were annoyed at the article. Your original post read that way to me... that you were being sarcastic. For what it's worth, I agree with you.

 

[neakman]

I would love to have the whole of society start realizing again that you only get what you work very hard and competently to earn.

 

[renard_ruse]

We're all unique miracles. Probably the only entities in the entire universe to be conscious of the fact that there even is a universe. That's pretty special.

 

[renard_ruse]

"Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet..."

 

[thør]

One of my Grad school profs told us to remember the words from Car Wash Blues; "to the fact that I was genius, the man say, "we got all that we can use".

With regard to kids just outta school, he was dead on.

 

[koalabear]

T-ball is over, excellent speech.

 

[richard_daily]

I would love to have the whole of society start realizing again that you only get what you work very hard and competently to earn.

Except that's not actually true...

 

[KRCummings]

My daughter graduated today but no deep speeches. Standard small school stuff. The program did list what all the kids were doing afterwards such as what college or if they were going into the military or straight to work. That was fun to see.
Only three had the military listed and all three were boys. I found that disappointing but what ya gonna do?
Only about 15 honors graduates, too. Also disappointing.
Valedictorian speech was ok. Salutatorian was awful. Commencement address was eh.
Still, one down three to go. Getting there slowly but surely.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Yes! Have you ever seen one of those tests to graduate from 8th grade? I chuckled at how hard it was.

You really thought that was hard?

 

[Frizzle_Fry]

We're all unique miracles. Probably the only entities in the entire universe to be conscious of the fact that there even is a universe. That's pretty special.

You are so fucking delusional it's not even funny, either that or you don't have the slightest concept of how truly insignificant our galaxy is much less earth and the human race. How arrogant and self centered you are to think that out of the trillions and trillions of planetary bodies out there, not to mention how young our species is you assume that we are the pinnacle of creation....we can barely see out of our own solar system you twit...

Except that's not actually true...

Yea....you are so right, you can't go out and start a business and make it work like millions of others do every day. Pfffft..***** is to unfair for anyone to do that!

http://redriverpak.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/crying_baby.jpg

 

[renard_ruse]

You are so fucking delusional it's not even funny, either that or you don't have the slightest concept of how truly insignificant our galaxy is much less earth and the human race. How arrogant and self centered you are to think that out of the trillions and trillions of planetary bodies out there, not to mention how young our species is you assume that we are the pinnacle of creation....we can barely see out of our own solar system you twit...

I have as good an idea of the immense size of the universe as anyone else. Sure, some astrophysicists may have a better idea than I do but I know enough to realize its incomprehensibly huge.

That's what makes our awareness of reality all the more amazing. Out of all that nearly infinite endless space, we are most likely very very very much alone. Its mindbogglingly amazing.