You Can Finally See the Full Video of Teachers You Are Not Special Speech
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 11:53pm by Jason Howerton
Wellesley High School teacher David McCullough, Jr. (Source: Boston Herald)
On Thursday, The Blaze brought you the story of one High School teachers brutally honest commencement speech where he told a group of high school seniors that they were neither special nor exceptional.
The sweetest joys in life, then, come only with the recognition that youre not special. Because everyone is, Wellesley High School teacher David McCullough, Jr. told students. Congratulations, good luck. Make for yourselves, please, for your sake and for ours, extraordinary lives.
He went on, You are not special. You are not exceptional. Contrary to what your u9 soccer trophy suggests, your glowing seventh grade report card, despite every assurance of a certain corpulent purple dinosaur, that nice Mister Rogers and your batty Aunt Sylvia, no matter how often your maternal caped crusader has swooped in to save you youre nothing special.
The speech angered some parents, who preferred a more uplifting and motivational speech to cap off their childrens high school experience. However, after the story made headlines, others came out in support of the teachers willingness to tell it like it is. You can read the full address here.
Whether you think the speech was epic or offensive, the full video of McCulloughs address is now available for your viewing pleasure. Decide for yourself whether you think his comments were fitting for the occasion:
Poster Comment:
Everybody needs a dose of reality periodically, it builds character!!