![]() There was pressure on me to learn English quickly so I could translate mail, help my parents go to appointments, and to succeed here in America. Like many of you students, I come from a family of immigrants, where my parents speak a language other than English. Today, your graduation day, students, has been something you have been dreaming of for six years, and something I dreamed of as well. Today is a day we celebrate the end of your child’s journey in elementary school. Parents, today is a culmination of your children’s successes, failures, losses and triumphs. This is not just a day to celebrate our graduating class but also to celebrate the parents, family and friends who have worked so hard and made so many sacrifices to make sure their children succeeded. You have learned and applied everything you learned about the 8 Habits* and become leaders not only in your classrooms but in your homes, community, and beyond. We are so proud of your accomplishments over the past 6 years, where you grew stronger not just in your ability to read, write, and do math, but in analyzing the world around you, in asking questions, and in wondering why the world is the way it is. We teachers and staff here have seen you, the Class of 2020, grow into thoughtful, responsible, considerate and caring leaders. I am so honored to be your Master of Ceremonies for the graduating class of 2020! Tan, and I have been a fifth-grade teacher at our school for the past 4 years. While this is not the graduation we wanted, we still wanted our students to get the most out of it, and so I spent 3 days writing and pre-recorded the following speech for graduation. We just had a virtual graduation for our 5th-graders which was emotional, bittersweet, and left me teary-eyed throughout.
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