Farewell Speech to a batch of our students

Bidding Farewell to another batch

As you approach your last day in this campus and prepare to venture into the world out there, I would like you to take a few minutes to look around - ahead, beside and behind. Each of these views that you see, demands some things from you. Let us start with looking ahead. What do you see when you look ahead, say 5-10 years from today? Frankly the answer is "we dont know". As a famous saying goes, "it is difficult to predict, especially the future". And the field of information technology is well known for predictions from the mightly experts which have gone ridiculously off target. Recall the "640K ought to be enough [RAM] for anybody" from none other than Bill Gates, and "there is hardly any demand for more than 5 computers in the world" from IBM. We are today standing in a world where GBs of RAM is inadequate, and where there are perhaps more computers than people. The reason prediction is now difficult is best illustrated by looking back, say 10 years. Mobilephones were hardly seen and was more of an luxury item than a common-man's device as is the case today. Personal computers itself was beyond average person's reach. While e-mail was relatively popular, there was nothing much to be done with the Web or the internet. Today, the web is the answer to everything from writing your report, solving your assignment, booking tickets, finding a partner, buying stuff, and so on. If you want to see the contrast even sharper, go back another 10 years. It is the time when people like me came out of graduation. Internet was a purely academic curiosity. We did not know what e-mail was! There was no Windows. Computing was primarily in the 'mainframe' generation - a powerful (of course, in terms of what was considered power in those days!) server with a bunch of dumb-terminals. There was no C++, no Java, no VB/D2K/etc, no graphical terminals, etc. Remember that much of the who's who in computing today come from the students of that time or even earlier. Imagine preparing them for a career in this field. Compare those days with the computing and communications of today - all this in a span of 20 years! Almost everyone agrees that the technology will continue to grow at the same pace for the foreseeable future. Thus, we must be prepared that much of what you have learned today during this course, will possibly be useless in the next few years. What has not changed much are the core ideas. Thus, your grip on the fundamental principles must be strong. Loosen your grip on technologies, languages, frameworks, etc. They all have shorter lives in comparison. They come like a tsunami, upsetting a lot of what is already there, staying for a while, and then disappear, giving way for the next set of waves. You should have acquired the skill of those who play with waves - watch them observe the waves coming in, take position and jump into the wave at the right time and place, and they get on top of the wave. This is the skill you need to master. The ability to understand and absorb the new trends and developments, knowing that nothing much changes at the core, and coming on top quickly and efficiently. If you are ready to do that, your education has been effective; otherwise It is common, often, to see fresh graduates/diploma holders from reputed institutes have the pride of 'now I know it all'. As much as the pace, the vastness of the field has also been growing over the

years. A 4-year degree programme can barely touch a fraction of this vast field, what to say about a one-year diploma programme. This humility is important, since there are dozens of subjects out there which you have not been exposed to at all. As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, one hopes that you have learned the foundations and the ability to learn on your own. That gives you the confidence and comfort, of being able to get into any of these topics on your own effort. But, not the confidence that you know them all. Computing is also fast growing with a lot many things happening, and in a year or two, a lot of these will become common place. These changes will change the canvas of IT as well as our daily lives. Home, entertainment, health and education are all fertile grounds for sweeping changes on its way. While, we are still toying around with elearning, the world is already talking about m-learning using cells, ipods, etc. Patient records which are universally shareable will transform health sector substantially. A multitude of computer-embedded equipments all nternetworked and able to communicate with each other will change the homelife significantly. Human-like robots with significant capabilities are already becoming welcome additions to homes. In the technology side, grid computing, pervasive computing, ubiquitous computing, autonomic computing, etc are some of the current buzzwords. How do you cope with these changes? Constant effort is the only viable prescription. As Lewis Carrol remarks, it is an era where "you have to run fast just to stay where you are". Regular reading is not an optional item - magazines, journals, books, etc. Short term courses can be used when needed. Conferences are a useful forum for getting a feel for things happening in any given field, and networking with people of standing in such areas. After looking ahead, I would like you to take a look beside you. Beyond the classroom that you are in, you should see the vast Indian sub-continent, consisting of over 90% of the population who does not speak/write English, and over 40% illiterate and hence with no command of any language to read/write. In the early days, using computers required highly specialised expertise. We have come a long way, with high level programming languages, user interfaces, etc. But so far, information technology has demanded significant competence with English language with the ability to read/write in it. On one hand, we talk of the benefits that IT is bringing to people on all walks of life from e-governance to entertainment. On the other hand, the observations above show that except a select few, bulk of our population (that includes your parents, grandparents, and other relatives, in most cases), will be left out of the influence of this sweeping changes. As you head towards hefty pay packets from MNCs, are you going to leave these people behind? Till recently, Indian language display or entry on a computer was a difficult task, with hardly any fonts, different encoding standards, rendering problems, etc. Today, these areas have reached a level of comfort. The DIT initiative in launching Indian language CDs containing fonts and basic tools has made widely available the minimal resources for Indian language enabling a computer. There are also a number of voluntary groups working on converting the user interface of commonly used programs like a web-browser, into Indian language. But these are today like drops in an ocean, given that we have nearly 150 languages in regular use in India and a number of software programs need to be converted. Most softwares in this category contain thousands of English sentences/fragments to be translated. Sometimes such translations require modification of the source code to ensure that the user-interface works correctly. Apart from getting the existing software in Indian languages, we need to look at alternate paradigms of interaction (beyond text/mouse and beyond the notion of a desktop) which can address the illiterate and other

differently abled people. The technologies are available today, but a lot of serious work is required to pick workable solutions and get them implemented. It is a task that the coming generation need to address. You owe it to the society. At the last, I would like you to look back at the last one year that you have spent here. While there may have been many things that could have been better, you see an institution that nurtured you to build a strong foundation for your IT career. Our courses are not offered as money-making devices. You would have noticed that most of the faculty are passionate about the subjects they teach, and are constantly on the lookout to do things better and to do better things (in the class!). I hope you will remember this place. We have a strong alumni group active through yahoogroups, etc. Do register and contribute to alumni activities. Do join us in the alumni day celebrations here. More importantly, you are our antennas in the world out there. Tell us about things happening there, things we should do in our course, trends we should absorb, and so on. For a programme like this to be effective, a close industry link is essential. We depend on you to provide that link. Personally, and on behalf of all our faculty and the Centre, I wish you all the best in your days ahead.

PRINCIPAL GRADUATION SPEECHES Good Evening Honored Guests , Ladies and Gentlemen - [insert specific details of special guests here if necessary] A graduation ceremony is always such a special occasion - the culmination of years of hard work; the actualization of goals attained and the acknowledgement of successes achieved. So, it is only fitting that tonight we commemorate the road that we have all traveled together these last few years. It has been a journey that started with tentative steps perhaps, but one that has taken us to remarkable heights. We have encountered some trials and tribulations along the way...soldiered on and come out the stronger for them. We have experienced exceptional moments, magical moments and created memories that will be fondly remembered in the years ahead. Henry Ford wisely said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress and working together is success." As we look back over the last few years, certainly there was a beginning, and thankfully there was also progress and yes - undeniably we have been successful! But let's begin where all good stories begin - at the beginning! Who can forget when we all came together for the first time - nervous young students in the [insert grade], proud parents, the Board of Governors and a dedicated staff body. What a commencement

ceremony it was, signaling what would be the start of wonderful things to come. Yes, we all came together with a common purpose in mind - to encourage and develop lifelong learning in the young Ladies and Gentlemen who sit before us this evening. Steadfast, resolute and determined we all kept together. Day-by-day we focused on our goal, keeping together and working together. We faced some incredible and memorable moments moments that we chose to use as stepping stone as we tenaciously pursued our common goals. And what progress we made, as just a few of the following highlights attest to: [insert memorable moments or highlight - academic, sporting, cultural or community here to add your own personal touch] The end result Ladies and Gentlemen of our coming together, keeping together and working together, in spite of the obstacles that we may have faced along the way... that end result is the Graduating Class of [insert year]. My, how proud we are of the success that they have made with the opportunities that they were offered. Congratulations, we are inordinately proud of you all! You are ready, willing and more than able to grasp the torch that we bestow upon you- yours is the future and on you the world will come to depend. May your years ahead continue to be characterized by empathy, compassion, objectivity and a willingness to take risks. May you always lead by example and work hard and play straight. May your successes be many and your tribulations be few and far between. We wish you everything that you so richly deserve in the years ahead - it has been an honor and a privilege watching your progress and success!

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Not many people can honestly say they really like school. Those who can, well, theyll be at it for a long time. The rest of us however, are coming to a cross roads. We often hear the phrase, Dont think of it as an ending, but as a beginning. Of course, weve also all heard, Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. I say, no. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of our lives. Today, we celebrate. We celebrate goodbyes, and farewells. We celebrate success, and failure. We celebrate friendships made and lost. We celebrate being in the top 71% of the country. We celebrate overcoming hardships, finding ways around school projects, getting through that teacher no one likes, and you all know who Im talking about, and of course, making it here today to receive our diploma. Many people will tell you that the journey begins here, but I say the journey began 4, 7, or 12 years ago. When we met each other, the journey began. We began to form relationships, to learn, to develop, and to work together. Today we say good bye to those people we met over the last twelve years. Some of them well see again, some of us will continue to hang out over the summer. Some of us are leaving tomorrow for destinations, and new journeys, unknown to the rest of us. And some of us will always be here, in our home town, around the people who have supported us for so long. Even for them, today is a farewell. We say good bye to time spent in classrooms together. We say good bye to teachers we both loved and hated. We say good bye to locker buddies, and lunch groups, and band mates, and lab partners. And in so doing, we say hello to new adventures, new friends, or at least new interactions with friends past. So where we go from today is only our journey. No one else can make it for us. I know we all have a lot of remember whens. Remember when we stood in front of the school, shivering because the fire alarm went off and only to find out someone pulled it as a prank. I remember, do you? Remember when we were in 2nd grade and we became friends because I gave you my animal crackers? Remember whens can make our lives easier and sometimes harder. Remember when our country was not scared of going on planes and did not have to go to war because of terrorists? Although we all remember when, we sometimes do not see that as an important part of our lives. But some of us may go off to war still today because of that fact. Today I bid thee all farewell. Farewell is a word meaning goodbye. Many people go off to war, go to work, or go to college. Everyone knows that someday we all have to say goodbye.

Today I am saying goodbye to you. My mom always told me, when you leave, expect everything to change. For in any moment a person can be lost, a new person can be born, or someone may go away for good. God is the only one who knows what is going to happen. So if God is the only one who knows what is going to happen, I have to wonder, does that mean I am going where he expected me to go. Perhaps. As I look back on my days, I see so clearly the good times and the bad. I know that today when I leave, like the rest of you will, my farewell is going to be this, and nobody will remember me for anything else. All they will remember is That was the person who

gave the farewell speech. Who will you be recognized as? The brain from algebra? The goth? Just a quiet kid who sits alone during lunch? Perhaps you will be known as the most popular person in school. If so, I apologize for leaving that legacy behind. What I would like is if we could just leave our legacy as this. Our class was all friends. We were people who worked together and made decisions we could be happy with. Today I say farewell to you all. Who will you say farewell to? We are leaving behind some of the childish games and sports we once enjoyed. We are leaving simple subjects for harder ones. We are leaving this school, these classmates, these teachers who have become so closely associated with our educational life. And we are taking with us memories, friendships, relationships, and knowledge that will help us through the rest of our life. And so, in the great words of Schwarzenegger. Hasta La Vista, Baby.

Teachers And Students Patrick McMahan The relationship between teachers and students is one of the most important relationships in society when it comes to the future prosperity and overall wellness of the people within that society. Few people wield more power over the future of a society than the people who teach and the people being taught. Therefore, it is important how teachers and students interact in the classroom because these relations translate after school. I personally believe that it is essential to always have an uncensored dialog in the classroom. Also, it is vital to give the students some influence in the rules that they are to abide by in the classroom. I also understand that the students are students for a reason, students need guidance, someone to teach, and keep them focused on the task of learning. For this reason, it is very important for the character of a teacher to emulate respect, integrity, evenhandedness, and open-mindedness. An uncensored dialog in the classroom is essential to demonstrating to students that everyone has a right to state their opinions. I believe it would teach them to respect other peoples opinions more and help them gain more perspective on others point of view. Without such free dialog in the classroom students are taught one perspective, and this lack of diverse perspectives causes them to think narrow mindedly and be ignorant of how other people think. This way of teaching inevitably will cripple the students ability to coexist with others that are different from the classroom taught norm. Paulo Freire stated, Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferals of information. My interpretation of this is basically there needs to be

more thinking and discussion and less of what he calls the banking system which is the teacher only relays information to the students with minimum student participation. Giving students influence over the rules that they must follow is another important aspect of the...