Did your student have a Bed Party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is really weird. These are first gen families that don’t know this is tacky. Maybe we shouldn’t be making fun of people that don’t know social norms.

This is not true for all the kids. It's just excessive and over the top. Where does it stop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is really weird. These are first gen families that don’t know this is tacky. Maybe we shouldn’t be making fun of people that don’t know social norms.

Dont you think this is a bit patronizing? I believe first Gen families are capable of more

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't do it. But I'm a college professor and you wouldn't believe how many kids are first-generation (the first in their family to go to college) or from backgrounds where going to a "good" college is meaningful in a way that the average 200-600K HHI DCUM family wouldn't identify with.

So I am absolutely not gonna jump all over someone for doing this if it's meaningful to them. Could it be tacky? Yeah. Do we know why they're doing it or how it came about? No. So, maybe just let people do whatever if it doesn't hurt you and your kids aren't begging for it?

Yes but how much money is being spent on this plastic junk and why are we promoting all this bragging? Just buy a sweatshirt.

Sure, fair point. And next, do you want to take down the concept of a quinceañera? Just...let it go, guys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is really weird. These are first gen families that don’t know this is tacky. Maybe we shouldn’t be making fun of people that don’t know social norms.

This is not true for all the kids. It's just excessive and over the top. Where does it stop?

What makes you think this is an immigrant/first gen specific trend? Seems more like tacky Southerners.

[Anonymous]

No this is the type of overconsumption we try to avoid at all costs. She got a pennant (the school sent her) and a flag, a couple of stickers and t-shirts, sweatshirts etc.

What do you do with all that stuff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No this is the type of overconsumption we try to avoid at all costs. She got a pennant (the school sent her) and a flag, a couple of stickers and t-shirts, sweatshirts etc.

What do you do with all that stuff?

Goes straight into a landfill. Why, people, why?

I’m sure these are the same people who apply to like 30 schools and brag about all the scholarship money.

The point is to go to college and get an education. What ever happened to humility and hard work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is really weird. These are first gen families that don’t know this is tacky. Maybe we shouldn’t be making fun of people that don’t know social norms.

Dont you think this is a bit patronizing? I believe first Gen families are capable of more

As a first gen student coming from a community with a lot of first gen students, the people on this thread suggesting this is a first gen thing are being pretty classist. Talk about tacky.

[Anonymous]

I mean if you do this for an Ivy, you are probably going to find out that you don’t really fit in.

[Anonymous]

These look like AI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean if you do this for an Ivy, you are probably going to find out that you don’t really fit in.

Google the school name and bed party — there are plenty for each Ivy

[Anonymous]

It’s definitely an Instagram trend for well off families. And heck no- we did not do this. It’s so strange.

[Anonymous]

The most I'll do is buy a few hoodies and a pair of school socks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s definitely an Instagram trend for well off families. And heck no- we did not do this. It’s so strange.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much did you end up spending on it?

Wait until that Vandy girl gets to Nashville and figure out that only tourists and those on stage wear cowboy hats. It's not Texas FFS.

[Anonymous]

Nope

And haven’t heard of any in DMV

It’s popular in NYC