Wellesley School grads told they are nothing special at commencement

It’s graduation season, time to heap accolades upon those who achieved by graduating. Right?

Some 400 graduates at Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Mass. were at the receiving end of a different kind of speech. Indeed, the chief theme of the commencement address is “You are not special.” David McCullough Jr., the school’s English teacher who made the speech, says, “If everyone is special, no one is”

“You’ve been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped . . . You’ve been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie. Yes, you have.”

What does the link say? It didn't connect for me.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1209996--wellesley-school-grads-told-they-are-nothing-special-at-commencement?bn=1

I think the significance is the Mme Lagarde counts her experience as "Holton Girl" as a factor in her career success. Always nice to see a Holton Girl do well!

Last year M. Angelou spoke. Did any of the other privates have good speakers this year...esp. wondering if Pres.Obama spoke at Sidwell?

No, I think it's great she was there - but I would really have liked to hear something she said, something inspiring!

Maybe other women are just so used to powerful women they don't think it's a BFD to get one to speak at a dippy little high school graduation. Small potatoes.

Maybe other women resent a powerful woman

Anonymous wrote:my, my people are angry and rude...too many women held down for too long!

Shut up and get back in the kitchen.

my, my people are angry and rude...too many women held down for too long!

Exactly. B. F. D.

I saw that in the style box in the WP about the Sidwell girl. That is great...she almost won

Anonymous wrote:Thank you pp. One would think that women would want to applaud a woman who is one of the most powerful women in the world according to Forbes Magazine's list of most powerful women. Or, does everyone just want to read about powerful men?

It's very impressive. Gonzaga had Mother Teresa talk in the 80's.

Talking about impressive women Nana Meriwether is Miss Maryland - was runner up for Miss USA this week. She was a two-time All-American volleyball player at UCLA. She went to Sidwell.

Ehh, I don't care one way or another. BFD. Shrug. Good on ya, Holton.

Thank you pp. One would think that women would want to applaud a woman who is one of the most powerful women in the world according to Forbes Magazine's list of most powerful women. Or, does everyone just want to read about powerful men?