Things are looking good!

[packsaddle]

Contrary to many of my colleagues, I always enjoy graduation ceremonies. I keep track of the names and note whether I had them in a course, or in some cases - whether I served them as a scout leader.

This year was a great one. I often am discouraged about the way the world is going and then I observe all these wonderful, bright young people, headed out to discover new solutions to those problems...and I am heartened. This year, two former scouts stood out:

One graduated cum laude in mechanical engineering after starting with learning disabilities as a boy. He was snapped up by General Electric during his junior year.

Another had serious social problems but he graduated summa cum laude in both electrical engineering AND physics (two degrees) and he has received a full NSF fellowship to do his Ph.D. in physics at Berkeley.

And then there are so many others going into medicine, law, science, teaching. I feel so good when I see these outstanding young people.

 

Edited part: typos, sorry.(This message has been edited by packsaddle)

[Gonzo1]

Packsadle,

Way to go!

 

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