“You’re Not That Special”

Brent Tantillo • July 17, 2012 • Uncategorized

David McCollough, Jr. — the son of the famous author and historian — and a public school English teacher at Wellesley High School in the Boston area gave a remarkable graduation speech to the graduation class of 2012, which you must see:

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