DeVos' first commencement address - It did not go well.

[Anonymous]

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/05/10/betsy-devos-commencement-speech-bethune-cookman.cnn

TBH, I would have been disappointed if the students had been silent and otherwise complicit with this $hitshow.

1. DeVos has, through her acts and words, made it her mission to undermine the public education in this country. A lot of these students are products of that system. Besides that, BCU is known for producing public school educators.
2. In her remarks leading up the ceremony and her speech, she showed a profound “tone-deafness” of Mary McLeod Bethune (the founder of the school) – who she was, what she stood for and why the school was so important to her.
3. Finally, the students chose someone else to be their speaker. The president of the school overruled them to invite DeVos. It was the students’ day and he ruined it because he wanted to pander to the administration.

Just tone deafness all around. A damn mess!

[Anonymous]

I think the students' behavior is rude and stupid - and indicative of the entitled attitude permeating among collegr kids (and many on the left, in general).

This was at a Historically-Black College, and the government has invested in them for decades. In fact, Trump just recently signed an agreement giving them more clout. Why bite the hand that feeds you?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-moves-program-on-historically-black-colleges-into-the-white-house/2017/02/28/64acd09c-fe04-11e6-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html?utm_term=.37b6d9e2d5df

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the students' behavior is rude and stupid - and indicative of the entitled attitude permeating among collegr kids (and many on the left, in general).

This was at a Historically-Black College, and the government has invested in them for decades. In fact, Trump just recently signed an agreement giving them more clout. Why bite the hand that feeds you?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-moves-program-on-historically-black-colleges-into-the-white-house/2017/02/28/64acd09c-fe04-11e6-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html?utm_term=.37b6d9e2d5df

Right, they should be so grateful to have her over their own objections. Who are they to have an opinion about their own commencement ceremony? Or education?

[Anonymous]

A few years ago, the Johns Hopkins Medical School graduates were protesting that Ben Carson was invited to be the speaker at their graduation. Ben Carson, weird as he is, agreed that it was the graduates day and declined to speak.

I think it is awful for the college to have asked her to speak in the first place and applaud the students for standing up and turning their backs on her. I have never been a fan of booing.

[Anonymous]

The rudeness of this society is so apparent these days, both in the behavior of young people in an audience such as this and for instance, the recent air line incidences. If you and other continue to celebrate the lack of tolerance and disrespect exhibited these days, then us as a society are doomed. You may or may not agree with Devos, but there are huge problems in our public school system and we need to listen to each other for the sake of our children. This is not something to celebrate.

[Anonymous]

Just another college on the list that I will not employ from. I don't want this in my business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rudeness of this society is so apparent these days, both in the behavior of young people in an audience such as this and for instance, the recent air line incidences. If you and other continue to celebrate the lack of tolerance and disrespect exhibited these days, then us as a society are doomed. You may or may not agree with Devos, but there are huge problems in our public school system and we need to listen to each other for the sake of our children. This is not something to celebrate.

But that is only part of the point. TBH, if you or anyone thinks it was appropriate to speak at THIS commencement at THIS time, it is the embodiment of the tone-deafness that the OP talks about. The students themselves were disrespected by her invite (over their strenuous objections). Yet, you expect THEM to show the respect that they themselves did not get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just another college on the list that I will not employ from. I don't want this in my business.

No one from that college is employable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the students' behavior is rude and stupid - and indicative of the entitled attitude permeating among collegr kids (and many on the left, in general).

This was at a Historically-Black College, and the government has invested in them for decades. In fact, Trump just recently signed an agreement giving them more clout. Why bite the hand that feeds you?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-moves-program-on-historically-black-colleges-into-the-white-house/2017/02/28/64acd09c-fe04-11e6-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html?utm_term=.37b6d9e2d5df

DA FUQ YOU SAY?

KEEP TRYING IGMO!

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-support-black-colleges-remains-unwavering-47269231
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/06/trump-questions-whether-key-funding-source-for-historically-black-colleges-is-constitutional/?utm_term=.d8a8cde12b42

http://www.bet.com/news/national/2017/03/01/trump-hbcu-executive-order-does-not-give-funding.html

[Anonymous]

Can't believe that bunch of uneducated street thugs assailed and assaulted that poor white woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just another college on the list that I will not employ from. I don't want this in my business.

That's funny. I have 2 BCU graduates on my team. Both are energetic and very smart. They are also both willing to say what is on their mind when it is for the good of the team. I would rather have those type of people working with me then those just go along to get along.

[Anonymous]

How dare people be rude! It's much better to wear pearls and be polite and rob people of any chance at a real education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just another college on the list that I will not employ from. I don't want this in my business.

No one from that college is employable

I knew someone like you would be weighing in soon. Like clockwork.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the students' behavior is rude and stupid - and indicative of the entitled attitude permeating among collegr kids (and many on the left, in general).

This was at a Historically-Black College, and the government has invested in them for decades. In fact, Trump just recently signed an agreement giving them more clout. Why bite the hand that feeds you?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-moves-program-on-historically-black-colleges-into-the-white-house/2017/02/28/64acd09c-fe04-11e6-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html?utm_term=.37b6d9e2d5df

He also signed an AO that will reduce funding for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rudeness of this society is so apparent these days, both in the behavior of young people in an audience such as this and for instance, the recent air line incidences. If you and other continue to celebrate the lack of tolerance and disrespect exhibited these days, then us as a society are doomed. You may or may not agree with Devos, but there are huge problems in our public school system and we need to listen to each other for the sake of our children. This is not something to celebrate.

You are eight years late with the lecture. Did you see what they did to the Obamas??