When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential. Christine Gregoire crowddesigndisconnect share on social
Americans in particular are myopic. They're not traveling as much. When you were a college student, the next thing you would do on graduation was to take a year off and travel. That's what I did. I went to Indonesia. Julie Taymor americancollegegraduation share on social
What I like about graduation speeches is that they're an opportunity for someone to make sense of their life and to impart that wisdom to someone else. It's like a sanctioned self-help moment. Bruce Eric Kaplan graduationimpartlife Change image and share on social
Graduation speeches force you to reflect. They are about consciousness. Nothing is better than consciousness. Bruce Eric Kaplan consciousnessforcegraduation Change image and share on social
Adults tell students that it gets better, that the world changes after school, that being 'different' will pay off sometime after graduation. But no one explains to them why. Alexandra Robbins adultexplaingraduation Change image and share on social
The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner. Martha Reeves backburnercollege Change image and share on social
I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an art major, graduated, got married, and for a while worked as a graphic designer. James Green Somerville artcollegedesigner Change image and share on social
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. Marian Wright Edelman childcollegeconsiderate Change image and share on social
Earlier today, Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized the California school system, calling it disastrous. Arnold says California's schools are so bad that its graduates are willing to vote for me. Conan O'Brien arnoldbadcalifornia Change image and share on social
I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948. Daniel J. Evans bachelorcivildegree Change image and share on social
