Education Secretary Cardona encourages college grads, talks about his upbringing

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“Whether you have ADHD, are differently abled, moved to this country later in life, speak with an accent, grew up on poverty or are LGBTQ, embrace your uniqueness and use it to find your purpose,” Sec. Cardona said.

One of the top Latinos in the Biden administration told University of Connecticut graduates to "embrace" their uniqueness, even if it is having an accent, and use it to "find your purpose."

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona delivers remarks during a recorded address for University of Connecticut graduating students at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Conn., on May 7, 2021.Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, one of four Latinos in President Joe Biden's Cabinet, urged college graduates to embrace their uniqueness as their"superpower" to accomplish their career and life goals.taped Friday and played Saturday at their virtual 2021 commencement.

He praised the students for their pandemic-related work, citing the work of students from the School of Pharmacy who became contract tracers and learned to administer vaccines, as well as students from the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources' Extension who distributed thousands of gallons of milk and dairy products to food pantries across the state.

After Cardona's Puerto Rican parents moved to the U.S. mainland from the island, he grew up in a housing project in Meriden, Connecticut. Though the city is mostly white, over half of the public school students are

 

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So basically, when you are human ? Well there are lots of countries... sooo political BS ? Yessss

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This is propaganda.

We will never get from this guy anything except flowery words. But education reform, or syllabus or scientific preparation.....forget it. A latino origin, will always perceive the education as his ancestors did.

I have ADHD...is this my chance to not just be labeled an evil white male?

ADHD is a factitious disorder please stop using that as an example.

'......as long as you have a business degree.'

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