Everyone has gone appropriately bonkers over the commencement address delivered by English teacher David McCullough, Jr., to this year’s graduates of frou-frou Wellesley High School in Massachusetts. The Daily Beast, the Boston Globe, CNN, WashPo – it’s everyplace. Now known informally as the “You’re Not Special” speech, Mr. McCullough’s address gently reminded the graduates that they had received more from [...]
I have a confession to make. I’ve never read Fahrenheit 451. I realize that the late Ray Bradbury’s most famous novel is one of those important books that is as relevant today as it was upon its publication in 1953; and upon his recent death I’m becoming even more aware of this fact. So, I should probably dedicate [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
