This little thing just graduated pre-school. She is the daughter of my husband's brother. They named her with our girls middle name. We love her name (and her!), but to keep it protected, I'm "mum". We'll call her "K". We are always proud of her achievements.But let me say one thing about all this graduation before graduation. Can we just get real already? Save the cap and gown and the word "graduation" for the high school seniors, 'mmm 'kay? I probably sound like a meanie, but hell, I did not sign up to race about to make sure my four-year-old gets their cap and gown - let's save that particular stress for when they're 17/18! Not to mention, the photographers fees etc. Let's see, if I were to have a child today, that child would have at least 5 graduations (pre-K, K, 5th, 8th, and 12th - plus college, maybe) before it really counts. Let's just bore them with this "right of passage" too early as well.
In no way am I trying to rain on people's parades, but can we just stop with all the dumdum stuff? I love my niece and I had to endure this stuff with my own kids. Trust me, I was extremely vocal about how foolish it is to have ceremony after ceremony for "graduations". It's not graduating!
This country's education system makes me puke-o-la. I love kids, too, but if we keep patting them on the back like this . . . what's the freakin' point? No wonder most of them could care less about the cap and gown etc., by senior year. We keep giving KIDS adult rights. It's just stupid. If I wanted a little mini-me when I was having kids, I'd just rather look in one of those weird clown house of mirror mirrors. Okay? These people who think it's cute to have little kids dressed up like grown ups and equiping them with the latest . . . just a rant, I know, but it stinks. I want to tell these people to go out and make some friends!
8 comments:
As cute as it is to see them in a cap and gown I totally agree with you. All the hoopla is silly.
I worry about posting my thoughts on this as I do not wish to offend or take away joy in this, but . . . I didn't know I signed on to cow herd my kids . . . ahem.
She is a cutie, but I totally agree with you! Drew goes through this right of passage next week (he did it after K4 as well)...and it is a lot of graduating by the end of their academic careers. Didn't they used to call it promotion to the next grade?
Totally with you on this. If they can't fail, why should they graduate? It isn't so much about the education system in preschool, but rather people who insist on honoring every single, little, teeny, tiny acheivement (Well, I am potty training and honor each "success" but this is different).
gosh i've missed you! and reading words like puke-o-la which gave me a good laugh right now......
Preach it, Sarah! I'm with you 100%!
I totally agree. People are so weird. Dontchathink? I like the tribes in the bush over yonder who throw the boys into manhood at the age of 13. Give'em a spear and go kill something. There. You graduated.
I agree with you. All these little mini-graduations are stupid. But since I homeschool, I don't have to deal with it!!
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