Shout-out to all the parents screaming on social for in-person graduation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS refuses to go to graduation. For my kid, this has been great, but for most kids, this is a crappy senior year. My DS has been ready to move on for a while.

Not at all. I know tons of kids like your DS. Mine included. Could care less about walking at graduation. None of mine walked at college either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't care anymore. At this point I have accepted that I will *have to stay locked in my house* until at least 2022.

Go for it, and create herd immunity for me people. Be sure to bring grandma along too, so she won't be around too much longer to suck up all the social security.

Us too... we now have moved on to be at home at least another year. Its really sad parents don't teach their kids about community responsibility and showing them by example on what that means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care anymore. At this point I have accepted that I will *have to stay locked in my house* until at least 2022.

Go for it, and create herd immunity for me people. Be sure to bring grandma along too, so she won't be around too much longer to suck up all the social security.

Us too... we now have moved on to be at home at least another year. Its really sad parents don't teach their kids about community responsibility and showing them by example on what that means.

My daughter's college just announced they are having an in-person commencement for students. No one's falling for your passive aggressive "ThInK aBoUt ThE CoMmUnItY!!!" anymore, sorry...again, if you want to be home that's fine, but acting like the rest of us are "sad" for not caring about "community responsibility" just because we're not locking ourselves in the house for another year is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care anymore. At this point I have accepted that I will *have to stay locked in my house* until at least 2022.

Go for it, and create herd immunity for me people. Be sure to bring grandma along too, so she won't be around too much longer to suck up all the social security.

Us too... we now have moved on to be at home at least another year. Its really sad parents don't teach their kids about community responsibility and showing them by example on what that means.

My daughter's college just announced they are having an in-person commencement for students. No one's falling for your passive aggressive "ThInK aBoUt ThE CoMmUnItY!!!" anymore, sorry...again, if you want to be home that's fine, but acting like the rest of us are "sad" for not caring about "community responsibility" just because we're not locking ourselves in the house for another year is absurd.

you will never talk sense into the anti-science screamers. I stopped trying awhile ago.

[Anonymous]

uh, first of all, Grandma doesn't have to come. But if she wants to, she is either already vaccinated or definitely will be by late May or June.

You don't sound very smart...

[Anonymous]

Masked and distanced? Why not? They will be able to be outside. If not- inside masked and distanced works too.

Masks and distance work!!

[Anonymous]

The whole "graduation ceremony" thing is such an infantile and outdated cosplay party.

[Anonymous]

Disagree 100%.

Don’t think we need Kindergarten and Elementary and Middle.

High School and College? Loved them myself and love them more for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Why can’t they do it outdoors with the kids spaced a little apart in chairs? If the class is too big then they can have
Multiple ceremonies.

[Anonymous]

Last year my kid’s high school held graduation at a drive in movie theatre. The kids walked, parents honked, prof photographer was close enough to get pics. It was fun. And you can bring snacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way to read the room and really assess where things stand with an eye to safety and good health for everyone! I'm sure grandma dying would really put the shine on commencement.

Where do you place "Drive by" graduations. Those aren't virtual, but seem entirely safe. Not perfect, but surely more fun than virtual. EVERYTHING has been virtual this year-- it would be nice to have something that is a bit different than that. Decorating the family car and hollering and honking when your child has their name read seems a lot better than just hunkered around a computer screen. I get that not every family has a car-- maybe they could rent or a friend will let them borrow a car for one day.

I recall that a lot of people thought that the drive-by parades were more fun than a commencement ceremony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What a bunch of drama lamas!


My 2020 senior had a driveby graduation and it ended up being nice. We all got like 30 seconds with the staff for pictures (in special school masks) and cap and gowns. The cars were decorated and we also drove around the neighborhoods and people clapped from their yards.

The original plan was to have it outside in the stadium but the weather was bad. In that version, students would walk across the stage, and the parents would greet them on the other side and they'd leave together. It was to be televised on community TV. I do know of other districts that did it this way and it was lovely and they have great pictures from the event.

Oh, and nobody's Grandma died. Sheez.

If you're going to use outdated phrases, at least learn how to spell LLAMA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What a bunch of drama lamas!


My 2020 senior had a driveby graduation and it ended up being nice. We all got like 30 seconds with the staff for pictures (in special school masks) and cap and gowns. The cars were decorated and we also drove around the neighborhoods and people clapped from their yards.

The original plan was to have it outside in the stadium but the weather was bad. In that version, students would walk across the stage, and the parents would greet them on the other side and they'd leave together. It was to be televised on community TV. I do know of other districts that did it this way and it was lovely and they have great pictures from the event.

Oh, and nobody's Grandma died. Sheez.

Do you get that this isn't a COLELGE AND UNIVERSITY discussion? As in nobody gives a shit what Podunk High did or will do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What a bunch of drama lamas!


My 2020 senior had a driveby graduation and it ended up being nice. We all got like 30 seconds with the staff for pictures (in special school masks) and cap and gowns. The cars were decorated and we also drove around the neighborhoods and people clapped from their yards.

The original plan was to have it outside in the stadium but the weather was bad. In that version, students would walk across the stage, and the parents would greet them on the other side and they'd leave together. It was to be televised on community TV. I do know of other districts that did it this way and it was lovely and they have great pictures from the event.

Oh, and nobody's Grandma died. Sheez.

Do you get that this isn't a COLELGE AND UNIVERSITY discussion? As in nobody gives a shit what Podunk High did or will do.

ok, Brown University has announced they are having an in-person graduation ceremony for students. good enough for you, idiot?