Last night we celebrated. The Lawrence Adult Education graduation ceremony contains many of the same elements as a traditional graduation: caps and gowns, the playing of Pomp and Circumstance, diplomas and handshakes. But the part of the event that most people comment on, the part that makes each graduation unique is the student speeches. They are emotional and heartfelt as our graduates describe their educational journey- both the events which caused them to leave school in the first place and the challenges they faced as adults returning to school. As one person in the audience last night noted, " If only we could make everyone who is thinking about dropping out of school listen to these speeches, we might have fewer drop outs."
Thank you to Peng Yi, Darlene Mooers, and Jessica Verdejo for sharing their stories with us last night. congratulations to all our graduates. Keep on learning....
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