Predicto Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What's wrong with it? Everything. The real world isn't like that - when you interview for a job or compete for a scholarship, everyone doesn't win, only the best prepared do. How much would you like the NFL if every team got a Lombardi trophy at the end of the season? You should take away children's toys too. After all, when you grow up, you have to work, not play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 You should take away children's toys too. After all, when you grow up, you have to work, not play. When I was your age, we didn't have toys. We had rocks. And we were damned glad to have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What a bunch of wet blankets. Hs graduation is a moment and an end of an era for most kids. It deserves a little freedom of speech and expression. Now, elem or middle school graduations are bunk, but hs is a transition point into college, the work force, away from home and friends that you grew up w for ten or twelve years in many instances. That is worthy of a moment and while hs is meaningless to most middle classers as an achievement that is not the case for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 First of all, I think a 'no cheering' rule at a graduation is stupid. Let people cheer. The whole reason to have a ceremony is to show off the graduates. That said, if that was the rule and everyone else followed it and this one woman didn't, that's not cool. And I don't have a problem with her being escorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSUSkins24 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 come on now, it's graduating from high school.maybe it should be expected of us to graduate and not praised as if it's some major feat. This was the first thing that popped into my head. High School can be finished just by going through the motions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 People are way too up tight. Cheer your butt off for your baby. No wonder half the country is on meds. Just let it out from time to time, not everything is a board meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 People are way too up tight. Cheer your butt off for your baby. No wonder half the country is on meds. Just let it out from time to time, not everything is a board meeting. Wrong answer. If you don't know why it's the wrong answer I will explain it to you. But I think you know why it's the wrong answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 It's a gragiation, what do they expect everyone to be silent as the lambs and ****? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I agree with LSF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mursilis Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 People are way too up tight. Cheer your butt off for your baby. No wonder half the country is on meds. Just let it out from time to time, not everything is a board meeting. And not everything is a circus either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Boot her out of the auditorium. Fine. But to arrest a mother for a lapse of decorum in an emotional moment of pride for their child? That's F'ING INSANE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 And not everything is a circus either. Agreed... keep the elephants at home, they would be entirely inappropriate. ---------- Post added June-7th-2012 at 09:23 AM ---------- Boot her out of the auditorium. Fine. But to arrest a mother for a lapse of decorum in an emotional moment of pride for their child? That's F'ING INSANE. Schools seem quick to get police involved these days. These guys had a bunch of police officers on hand ready to crack down on these rowdy graduation guests. ---------- Post added June-7th-2012 at 09:35 AM ---------- Wrong answer. If you don't know why it's the wrong answer I will explain it to you. But I think you know why it's the wrong answer. I remember my graduation, parents were freaking out not just for their own child but for the other kids they knew. They showed support and love for the young people they either raised or watched grow up and members of the same community. Mothers were crying as fathers tried to work cameras and attempted to strike a serious tone about college. It was a wonderful day... and no one told them when to celebrate, how to celebrate, or how long to celebrate. People were happy for each other. I understand that this school decided to pass a silly rule that treated a community event like a golf tournament, and I believe that to have been a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaticSkinsFan Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 this is insane. You cant be happy at your child for graduating? How insane. Nothing is wrong with cheering, this is 18 years of hard work and dedication and this school have screwed it up for that family. Absolutely stupid. Another one here where the school are telling a kid he cant graduate because of his family cheering. I dont see how any of you all can say "good," or that the police were right. Absolutely insane. ---------- Post added June-7th-2012 at 10:15 AM ---------- None taken, but I have neither problem. It's the truth. Pretending as if you are there for more than personal reasons is a lie. You are there for your family or friends, not for any other reason, I would venture that no one goes to any graduation unless they have to for their job, or they have friends or family involved. Graduating HS, as someone else stated should be expected. It's really not that difficult. exactly, anyone saying they are narcissistic and celebration of themselves should then attend every graduation in their location for people they do not know. You are only going for that person(s) and not everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 this is insane.You cant be happy at your child for graduating? How insane. Nothing is wrong with cheering, this is 18 years of hard work and dedication .... Absolutely stupid. The point is while that family is cheering and whooping it up for their kid, the family of the kid BEHIND him gets robbed of THEIR moment because their kid's name is drowned out. And that is simply unfair. It's not a difficult concept to grasp except for those people who don't give a **** about anybody else or who don't think the rules apply to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Unfortunately it's the schools fault for the way they set these things up. Reading off everyone's name takes a boring long time! Split graduation up a couple of reasonable days and let the parents cheer and be excited for the graduates! I remember when I graduated they had the "no cheering" and tickets were very limited, like 3 per family... and the way they treated was "we call your number, and you walk, and done...". Way to suck the fun out of walking! ---------- Post added June-7th-2012 at 08:23 AM ---------- The point is while that family is cheering and whooping it up for their kid, the family of the kid BEHIND him gets robbed of THEIR moment because their kid's name is drowned out. And that is simply unfair. It's not a difficult concept to grasp except for those people who don't give a **** about anybody else or who don't think the rules apply to them.Well darn, if the name is being drowned out after some reasonable time of period; ask the people to quiet down, and don't read the name when it's too loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 There were approximately 500 in my graduating class. It would take hours if everyone cheered for any length of time for each student, waited for things to quiet down to call the next graduate's name so they could be equally celebrated. Our ceremony was held outside on the football field in the blazing midday sun, so keeping the ceremony relatively short was the order of the day so people wouldn't be dropping like flies from the heat/sun. Why not some rules, some decorum, a few shoutouts, and let the celebrations happen after everyone's name is called? Limited invitees is the norm for any formal occasion where seating is limited. This is a formal occasion and some rules and decorum are appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 The point is while that family is cheering and whooping it up for their kid, the family of the kid BEHIND him gets robbed of THEIR moment because their kid's name is drowned out. And that is simply unfair. It's not a difficult concept to grasp except for those people who don't give a **** about anybody else or who don't think the rules apply to them. I never thought about it being a "moment" for the people in the audience. I've always thought it was about the graduating class. Having experienced that "moment" enjoyed in silence I can say it didn't seem better. There were approximately 500 in my graduating class. It would take hours if everyone cheered for any length of time for each student, waited for things to quiet down to call the next graduate's name so they could be equally celebrated. Our ceremony was held outside on the football field in the blazing midday sun, so keeping the ceremony relatively short was the order of the day so people wouldn't be dropping like flies from the heat/sun.Why not some rules, some decorum, a few shoutouts, and let the celebrations happen after everyone's name is called? Limited invitees is the norm for any formal occasion where seating is limited. This is a formal occasion and some rules and decorum are appropriate. This I agree with. 3 second, go nuts. Having been to the tomb like silence of William and Mary's graduation I can tell you that "no cheering" was horrible. When it finally was time to cheer at the end it was half hearted and obviously more about the entire ordeal being over. You should have seen the look on people's faces as they tried desperately to stay awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mursilis Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Having been to the tomb like silence of William and Mary's graduation I can tell you that "no cheering" was horrible. When it finally was time to cheer at the end it was half hearted and obviously more about the entire ordeal being over. You should have seen the look on people's faces as they tried desperately to stay awake. Individual perceptions are obviously different. I'm probably a different class of W&M than you, but I certainly don't remember it being "horrible". I appreciated that the ceremony had a little decorum, and people around me still seemed to have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Geez. For the record I agree that you should be able to give a little hootin' and hollerin', after that sit down or leave. Graduations are boring as hell for every person in attendance, the students, the faculty, the families, etc. And for all of those holier than thou, in their minds...You don't go to graduations for the other kids. I know my parents and family didn't, and I don't. I go for one person and it is that persons moment. I am not there for the other kids, good for them and all, and I will happily give them their moment. But I don't care at all. I'm totally biased on this one... I went to my sons HS graduation probable five years ago... took my then 4 year old daughter... I sat behind a crowd of folks who had air horns and were blasting them so loud that my daughter and several other children in the stands began to cry. A school administrator tried to come up and confiscate the horns but the group played hide the horn and denied having them. I wanted to speak out and say, "yes they certainly do". But my wife thought it would result in a fight. They were very confrontational with the administrater.. It was an incredible painful experience with folks who didn't know how to act in public. I still remember it today clearly more years after the fact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Individual perceptions are obviously different. I'm probably a different class of W&M than you, but I certainly don't remember it being "horrible". I appreciated that the ceremony had a little decorum, and people around me still seemed to have a good time. I was there for my cousin who was graduating and they proceeded to slowly read names off in a room so quiet you could hear the footsteps of the students I they walked up and across. It went on for a little over an hour. It was so queit you couldn't have a conversation, so everyone started yawning and fidgeting or pulling out their phones. I saw at least 5 people leave after their kids names were called so they could stand in the hallway and chat. Was yours like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mursilis Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I was there for my cousin who was graduating and they proceeded to slowly read names off in a room so quiet you could hear the footsteps of the students I they walked up and across. It went on for a little over an hour. It was so queit you couldn't have a conversation, so everyone started yawning and fidgeting or pulling out their phones. I saw at least 5 people leave after their kids names were called so they could stand in the hallway and chat. Was yours like that? There were two ceremonies - a mass ceremony in the arena for all the graduates that year, in which individual diplomas were not presented, and then we all went back to our department buildings for smaller ceremonies divided by major. In my case, since there weren't that many people getting the same major, there were less than 50 grads in that second ceremony, and it was much more informal. Each grad was individually recognized. If I remember correctly, in the 'big' ceremony, each major was recognized, and we just stood up as a group - all the biology students, chemistry, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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