I am speechless. (Here I Stand)

Tycho and I often have conversations about our school, and how much we hated it, not for childish reasons, but because at times it just seemed that the school as a whole was clueless to what its students need. Valedictorian Erica Goldson, in the valedictorian speech she gave in June, says this and so much more. I have so much respect for her, not just for voicing her opinions of the American school, but also for having the balls to do it at her own graduation. This doesn't really have to do with media, but this is something incredibly thought provoking, it's a little long, but definitely worth reading if you have the time.
[edit] you can watch the the video of her speech above, or hit the jump for the script