‘You’re Not Special’ Speech Goes Viral

was filled with speeches from administration, teachers and students congratulating seniors on their accomplishments over the past four years and encouraging them to strive for more in college and beyond.

A school about 20 miles down the road had different words of encouragement at their .

David McCullough from  told students they were not special. The Swellesley Report posted the speech on Tuesday where the English teacher tells the graduating class that despite years of coddling, they’re in fact “not special”.

Boston.com, Huffington Post and Yahoo! picked up Swellesley's post. The Swellesey Report even created a new post dedicated to the viral-ness of his original post.

Do you think McCullough's speech crossed the line?

You can view his speech in the attached video.