Archive for speech

Teacher’s graduation speech to students: You’re not special

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

A Boston-area English teacher gave a speech at a recent high school graduation that has many people talking. Wellesley High teacher David McCullough Jr. gave the graduating class an earful about their lack of specialness that targeted what it would appear he considered the failures of modern parenting. The speech began with thanking the class for allowing ... read more »

Study says toddlers understand complex grammar

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

A new study shows that toddlers are able to understand complex grammar much earlier than they are able to use it in speech. Children must understand the meaning of words and how to combine them into a meaningful sentence in order to learn a language.  Most 2-year-olds communicate in one or two word phrases, rather than full sentences, but ... read more »