I believe the whole point of David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech was the importance of education, and how far it spans from any textbook or classroom. Wallace spoke at length about life in general. Many of the ideas he shared I can relate to as a senior in high school. However, what stuck with me the most was his point about the monotony of our lives and the type of slump we can fall in to.  This makes perfect sense to me. Obviously I have felt a little bit of senioritis. I have been just going through the motions a bit. My grades are bad. I am not getting all I can out of high school. However, when I say I am not getting everything I can I in no way mean academics. Obviously I need to, and plan to, pull my grades up. As my parents would say it “I am trying to get my act together.” But honestly I couldn’t care less about grades. This effort is for them. Now that in no way serves as a spite to my teachers. I have the upmost respect for them and still learn from them. Perhaps I am just immature or unmotivated, or both. However, I seek knowledge of a higher value than calculus, or Economics, or physics. I seek the knowledge of experience and perspective because I believe that is the knowledge that leads to happiness. That is the knowledge that leads to a fulfilled life. There are people who feel incomplete with a Doctorate and people who are content with a GED. To me that is proof that there is something more, something deeper. That is what I’m searching for in this last semester in high school. I may find it, I may not, I may have already, I am not sure. But this speech made me realize that I must put forth that effort to gain that knowledge. The speech itself is the perfect example. Thanks Ms. Healey