Saturday, May 20, 2006

my speech to the graduates

Transcript of the Rutgers Graduate School of Education Commencement 2006 if I was in charge:

"Welcome everyone. Now you are officially unemployed. In conclusion, there is free beer and chicken on the quad."

Mr & Mrs
The real graduation was 120 minutes longer and there was no beer or chicken. Men talked at us for ages. Some old guy presented his brave vision for revolutionizing K-3 education which must have been really interesting to someone somewhere.

Still, it was a beautiful day. My loving wife and parents sat through the whole ordeal with every sign of good cheer, and we all went for Ethiopian lunch afterwards.

3 comments:

Shona said...

Congratulations on graduating. You approach the chalk fac as I leave it behind. All the best for your new careers, as parent and teacher. Hope you really love kids!

Shona said...

Obviously, I meant the chalk face...cn u c y i don teech inglish eny moor?

Ally said...

Jolly good! *passes virtual beer and chicken across Atlantic*