NARRATOR：

Now listen to two students discuss the letter.

MALE STUDENT：

Hey Carla, did you see Ryan’s letter in the paper?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Yeah, but I have to say, I disagree with his proposal.

MALE STUDENT：

Oh, yeah?

FEMALE STUDENT：

You know, it seems like it’s always businesspeople who speak at graduation.

At least every year I’ve been here, it’s always a businessperson speaking.

MALE STUDENT：

Think we could do with some variety?

FEMALE STUDENT：

I think other professions can be considered “influential” and “successful,” like say...teachers.

MALE STUDENT：

Teachers are certainly influential and have an important role in the community.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Yeah, the school should consider having someone from another profession speak, since business leaders always do it.

MALE STUDENT：

Yeah, but what about his point about it being good for the business program?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Well, like Ryan said, that program is already quite big and well-known.

It doesn’t really need the extra attention or free advertising that a graduation speaker would bring.

MALE STUDENT：

That’s true.

FEMALE STUDENT：

I think our education program could really benefit from the free publicity.

It’s a great teacher-training program, but it’s not as well-known.

It’d be great if a local teacher could draw attention to it... which would definitely happen in a speech like that.