EDUCATION: High school graduates told: you’re not special*

A straight-talking English teacher created a media sensation across America when he told graduating seniors at the prestigious Wellesley High School, Massachusetts, on June 1, “You are not special. You are not exceptional.”
However, the reaction to this caustic speech by David McCullough, Jr (son of the Pulitzer-winning historian David McCullough) was overwhelmingly positive, particularly from the students at whom his remarks were aimed. His speech is reproduced below.
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