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VO L U M E X V I I I , N U M B E R 25 A weekly publication of The Post Oak School
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M AY 3 0 , 2 013 Available online at www.postoakschool.org
W H AT GR A DUAT ION S PE EC H E S S HOU L D SAY, BU T D ON ' T by John Long, Head of School
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Students participate in an all-school moving up ceremony at the end-of-year assembly. More photos inside.
here has to be a better understanding of what really motivates people to succeed in their lives and to engage with the world around them. There are simply too many adults who actively dislike what they do and lack any sense of purpose in it.”
That comment comes from Ken Robinson in a Time magazine blog. Robinson has prominently challenged conventional thinking about education over the past decade. His TED talk, “Schools Kill Creativity, (2006)” has nearly 20 million views. The continued on page 2