we don't do major celebrations of yearly progression for other grades

May 18, 2022
3:01:13pm

runnincoug All-American

You celebrate graduation at the end of high school representing 12 years. We don't celebrate graduation each year because that would be dumb. They have not really accomplished anything yet besides attend classes.

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Preschool graduations are dumb.

TailgateU

5/18/22 2:06pm

Ah come on…it’s cute. Gives them a sense of accomplishment, too.

BlooCoog

5/18/22 2:10pm

What did they accomplish?

TailgateU

5/18/22 2:13pm

They went to school and did the work. It's all relative. Life gives us about as

BlooCoog

5/18/22 2:16pm

Modern American life challenges most very little at every age. IMO

Plato

5/18/22 2:18pm

Hmm....maybe you're one of the lucky ones who has had it easy. I don't disagree

BlooCoog

5/18/22 2:21pm

Certainty true. I'll rescind my remarks, apply them to public school system only

Plato

5/18/22 2:22pm

Pre-school. Wow. How do you not know this? You a pre-school drop out?!

MarylandFan

5/18/22 2:23pm

they lived a full year. That is the accomplishment, but I agree, it's fun for them even if miserable for everyone else

Bob Vance

5/18/22 2:30pm

Teaches them the wrong thing - that life will reward them for doing nothing.

runnincoug

5/18/22 2:54pm

Lol. Stop. They did age appropriate school learning tasks. As part of their

LiveCoug

5/18/22 2:57pm

we don't do major celebrations of yearly progression for other grades

runnincoug

5/18/22 3:01pm

There's elementary and middle school graduations.

MarylandFan

5/18/22 3:05pm

Not very common, and in my opinion also dumb. But less dumb than preschool

runnincoug

5/18/22 3:15pm

Your opinion on pre-school graduation fascinates me.

MarylandFan

5/18/22 3:22pm

I love them, why? They are celebrations of the person, not telling the kids

runnincoug

5/18/22 3:57pm

I'm just pointing out that you are wrong about doing nothing. I think you are

LiveCoug

5/18/22 3:36pm

At that age it is more for the parents than the children

NewMexiCoug

5/18/22 3:46pm

It's a cute photo op. Of course, it doesn't have the significance of the others

gwalker

5/18/22 2:10pm

I agree but my kids were/are excited to do their program. It’s just another

aussiecoug

5/18/22 2:16pm

All graduations are dumb...if you knew what ASD pays to get the Marriott Center

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

5/18/22 2:20pm

Meanwhile they want more money…. Do graduations at the football fields of school

1984coug

5/18/22 2:39pm

Provo High is doing that this year.

O Gaucho

5/18/22 2:55pm

That's a great point...cheaper for sure..but a lot of districts have gone away

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

5/18/22 3:11pm

Was just wondering about that yesterday. My son graduates next week. Ceremony at

m0resn0w

5/18/22 3:05pm

Id rather go to my kids preschool graduation than HS graduation

cougaman

5/18/22 2:24pm

I think I skipped my college graduation. I seriously can't remember going.

SoCalCoug

5/18/22 2:26pm

I went to grad school, but not college graduation.

cougaman

5/18/22 2:33pm

My 5 year old had her preschool graduation today. She was adorable and happy

LiveCoug

5/18/22 2:27pm

Celebrate everything and all are winners

RoyalTX

5/18/22 2:34pm

You're right. We should tell 5 year-olds they suck

sidsie716

5/18/22 2:37pm

Well, that escalated quickly. It doesn't have to be that extreme.

runnincoug

5/18/22 2:55pm

I was mostly being facetious

sidsie716

5/18/22 2:58pm

Or we could not celebrate everything

RoyalTX

5/18/22 4:11pm

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