美高中“你并不特别”毕业致辞引热议
<p><span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="buzzing">buzzing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>-<span word="area">area</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span> <span word="commencement">commencement</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="special">special</span>."</p><p><span word="Wellesley">Wellesley</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="McCullough">McCullough</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>. <span word="told">told</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="special">special</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span>," <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="empirical">empirical</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>:</p><p>"<span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 37,000 <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 37,000 <span word="valedictorians">valedictorians</span> ... 37,000 <span word="class">class</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> ... 92,000 <span word="harmonizing">harmonizing</span> <span word="altos">altos</span> ... 340,000 <span word="swaggering">swaggering</span> <span word="jocks">jocks</span> ... 2,185,967 <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Uggs">Uggs</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Herald">Herald</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 7,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p><p><span word="McCullough">McCullough</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="overdo">overdo</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>. "<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pampered">pampered</span>, <span word="cosseted">cosseted</span>, <span word="doted">doted</span> <span word="upon">upon</span>, <span word="helmeted">helmeted</span>, <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> ... <span word="feted">feted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fawned">fawned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="sweetie">sweetie</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>." <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wellesley">Wellesley</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span> <span word="page">page</span>, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>, <span word="trophies">trophies</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="meaningless">meaningless</span>. ... <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="detriment">detriment</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="accolades">accolades</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>."</p><p><span word="McCullough">McCullough</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fulfilling">fulfilling</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>."</p>
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