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May 18, 2022
3:05:54pm

MarylandFan All-American

There's elementary and middle school graduations.

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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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