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  • Watson
    Burrow Club
    • Jul 2008
    • 27013

    #16
    Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

    Originally posted by Marino
    Graduation speeches are overrated. Most kids don't pay attention to them at all.
    I was on my phone the whole time, except for the main commencement and my friend's speech.


    Being perfectly honest, I think he (along with most of you) are completely overreacting. Nobody ever thought they were special just for graduating. Hell, most students expect to graduate. I actually think he just used it an excuse to berate them just because. Hell, most people would have just been content if the school would have mailed our diplomas to us.


    But then again, I really don't care, and i'm willing to bet that most of the actual graduates he was talking to don't either.
    Last edited by Watson; 06-13-2012, 09:10 PM.
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    • ImTellinTim
      YNWA
      • Sep 2006
      • 33028

      #17
      Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

      Originally posted by WatsonTiger
      What I take away from the video...



      Who the hell has their graduation during the day?
      Every single one I've ever heard of.

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      • Watson
        Burrow Club
        • Jul 2008
        • 27013

        #18
        Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

        Originally posted by ImTellinTim
        Every single one I've ever heard of.
        You guys are weird.
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        • Chrisksaint
          $$$
          • Apr 2010
          • 19127

          #19
          Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

          Mine was bright and early at like 8am at a convention center
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          • VandyRedskins21
            MVP
            • Dec 2010
            • 1898

            #20
            Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

            Great speech. If anything it gets you thinking and that alone makes this speech better than 99% of graduation speeches.
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            • GAMEC0CK2002
              Stayin Alive
              • Aug 2002
              • 10384

              #21
              Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

              It was pretty good...too long, IMO.

              Rarely, if ever, do you hear something you'll remember for a long time.

              I gave my high school valedictory address in 1998 and aside from 1 quote, I can't remember a thing I said.

              It's really just that realization that this will be the LAST time all of us are here together.

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              • daflyboys
                Banned
                • May 2003
                • 18238

                #22
                Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                Originally posted by GAMEC0CK2002
                It was pretty good...too long, IMO.
                What do you expect from an English teacher?! If you want a short commencement address, get the wood shop guy.

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                • baumy300
                  Most Valuable Pepe
                  • May 2005
                  • 3998

                  #23
                  Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                  Well my teachers always told me I was special, but whatever I guess.
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                  • AUChase
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 19409

                    #24
                    Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                    Our speakers were students.... is this guy the principal or something?

                    and our graduation was in the late evening/early night..

                    As for the speech, I liked it.

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                    • superjames1992
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 31382

                      #25
                      Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                      Originally posted by WatsonTiger
                      What I take away from the video...



                      Who the hell has their graduation during the day?
                      I had mine at 1:00 PM on a Saturday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum (Home of the ACC Tournament, though we were in one of the convention centers bordering the actual court).

                      As a side note, I don't believe we had a true commencement speech at my high school graduation. We just had the speech by he valedictorian and the Salidictorian and the Principal may have said a few things, but I don't remember it very well.

                      The speech was good, nevertheless.
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                      • TheMatrix31
                        RF
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 52931

                        #26
                        Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                        Fantastic. Much better than the trite crap normally spewed. HS and college students need to be knocked down a peg or twelve.

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                        • Bighoff
                          The Bird is the word
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 5312

                          #27
                          Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                          This guy just vocalized what every damned teacher has thought for the last 40 years or so. This should be the mandatory graduation commencement speech at every high school across the country.
                          I've heard this "patience is a virtue" junk all my life. I'm happy to say I have no virtue, no scruples, and no desire to wait too long for anything. In my humble opinion instant gratification takes too long!

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                          • MachoMyers
                            Old School
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 7670

                            #28
                            Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                            As a teacher (who is not a parent) I approve of this speech 100%!

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                            • DaveDQ
                              13
                              • Sep 2003
                              • 7664

                              #29
                              Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                              I agree with what he's saying, I think though that he's not a very good speaker. He uses far too many adjectives in his point making. While there is validity to what he is saying, there isn't much passion. It's almost as if he's speaking to all the other faculty and parents that agree with him.

                              It's what good teachers and parents hope those kids embrace, but they're right at the start of adulthood. Because they are immature and lack life lessons, they are going to think highly of themselves, until they realize they are a dime a dozen.
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                              • OSUFan_88
                                Outback Jesus
                                • Jul 2004
                                • 25642

                                #30
                                Re: "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech

                                My commencement was held at 7 pm. And yes, I went to a small, private school. Only 34 in my graduating class. In college, I didn't bother going.

                                And whatever, I couldn't remember my commencement speech if I tried.
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