The Commencement Speech You’ll Never Hear

The Commencement Speech You’ll Never Hear

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1、TheCommencementSpeechYou’llNeverHearJacobNeusnerWethefacultytakenoprideinoureducationalachievementwithyou.Wehavepreparedyouforaworldthatdoesnotexist,indeed,thatcannotexist.Youhavespentfouryearssupposingthatfailureleavesnorecord.YouhavelearnedatBrownthatwhen

2、yourworkgoespoorly,thepainlesssolutionistodropout.Butstartingnow,intheworldtowhichyougo,failuremarksyou.Confrontingdifficultybyquittingleavesyouchanged.OutsideBrown,quittersarenoheroes.Withusyoucouldargueaboutwhyerrorswerenoterrors,whymediocreworkreallywase

3、xcellent,whyyoucouldtakeprideinroutineandslipshodpresentation.Mostofyou,afterall,canlookbackonhonorgradesformostofwhatyouhavedone.So,heregradescanhavemeantlittleindistinguishingtheexcellentfromtheordinary.Buttomorrow,intheworldtowhichyougo,youhadbetternotde

4、fenderrorsbutlearnfromthem.Youwillbeill-advisedtodemandpraiseforwhatdoesnotdeserveit,andabusethosewhodonotgiveit.Foryearswecreatedanaltogetherforgivingworld,inwhichwhateverslighteffortyougavewasallthatwasdemanded.Whenyoudidnotkeepappointments,wemadenewones.

5、Whenyourworkcameinbeyondthedeadline,wepretendednottocare.Worsestill,whenyouwereboring,weactedasifyouweresayingsomethingimportant.Whenyouweregarrulousandtalkedtohearyourselvestalk,welistenedasifitmattered.Whenyoutossedonourdeskswritinguponwhichyouhadnotlabor

6、ed,wereaditandevenresponded,asthoughyouearnedaresponse.Whenyouweredull,wepretendedyouweresmart.Whenyouwerepredictable,unimaginativeandroutine,welistenedasiftonewandwonderfulthings.Whenyoudemandedfreelunch,weservedit.Andallthiswhy?Despiteyourfantasies,itwasn

7、oteventhatwewantedtobelikedbyyou.Itwasthatwedidnotwanttobebothered,andtheeasywayoutwaspretense:smilesandeasyBs.Itisconventionaltoquoteinaddressessuchasthese.Letmequotesomeoneyou’veneverheardof:ProfessorCarterA.Daniel,RutgersUniversity:Collegehasspoiledyouby

8、readingpapersthatdon’tdeservetoberead,listeningtocommentsthatdon’tdeserveahearing,payingattentioneventothelazy,ill-informedandrude.Wehadtodoit,forthesakeofeducation.Butnobodywilleverdoitagain.Collegeha

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