RamblerGambler
05-25-2007, 09:12 PM
The last two weeks have been, well, downright strange. And very, very amusing. To explain, I've been doing sound work for the majority of the high schools in my county. And several outside it.
A bit of background first, I graduated several years ago and never looked back. I didn't really pay attention to much that was said during my own graduation, which perhaps is why much of what I've heard over the last fornight has been so humorous.
By and large, the majority of what gets said is the usual drivel that comes with a lack of age. And maturity. The same 2 things I know I lacked at that age. But none the less, it's obvious these kids believe themselves to be at the pinicle of their life. After all, what more is there that they don't already understad? What could be out there that they haven't experienced in their 18 years? And why not? Often times an overbearing Principal makes sure to reiterate this multiple times during the ceremony. Apparently the educators don't hold much hope for their kids, if this is as good as it gets.
My favorite quote of day:
"I know we'll never forget the good times we had at grad night. We'll never forget our senior year...We'll never forget the friends we had...because I know that the education that we recieved from ****** will allow us to achieve all of our goals and lead this country in the right direction! :wtf:
This speech happened to be better than most, but maybe thats due to the fact that the it fell into catagory #2...to explain, after countless speeches invaded my ear drums, I realized they almost always fell into two catagories:
1) The POMPUS Validictorian/Saluditorian who requires 10 mintues to explain how god himself steered his/her every action leading up to this moment. This actually has little to do with religion and is actually nothing but a chance for this cocksure youth to verbally blow themself infront of their peers and parents.
2) The "INSPIRATIONAL" speaker who quotes many famous people, but untimetely reveals they understand little of the world around them
Ah, just wait until they get to college. High what? :rastasmoke:
A bit of background first, I graduated several years ago and never looked back. I didn't really pay attention to much that was said during my own graduation, which perhaps is why much of what I've heard over the last fornight has been so humorous.
By and large, the majority of what gets said is the usual drivel that comes with a lack of age. And maturity. The same 2 things I know I lacked at that age. But none the less, it's obvious these kids believe themselves to be at the pinicle of their life. After all, what more is there that they don't already understad? What could be out there that they haven't experienced in their 18 years? And why not? Often times an overbearing Principal makes sure to reiterate this multiple times during the ceremony. Apparently the educators don't hold much hope for their kids, if this is as good as it gets.
My favorite quote of day:
"I know we'll never forget the good times we had at grad night. We'll never forget our senior year...We'll never forget the friends we had...because I know that the education that we recieved from ****** will allow us to achieve all of our goals and lead this country in the right direction! :wtf:
This speech happened to be better than most, but maybe thats due to the fact that the it fell into catagory #2...to explain, after countless speeches invaded my ear drums, I realized they almost always fell into two catagories:
1) The POMPUS Validictorian/Saluditorian who requires 10 mintues to explain how god himself steered his/her every action leading up to this moment. This actually has little to do with religion and is actually nothing but a chance for this cocksure youth to verbally blow themself infront of their peers and parents.
2) The "INSPIRATIONAL" speaker who quotes many famous people, but untimetely reveals they understand little of the world around them
Ah, just wait until they get to college. High what? :rastasmoke: