Hi K5 parents,
Our babies are about to graduate out of kinder!!! Can you believe it??? I was just wondering if anyone knows if we can or if you all are interested in having them wear cap & gown for the awards ceremony?? i think [the public school] does it & i dont think [our school] has ever done it, but if we provide it for our child, i wonder if they will let us???? is anyone else interested?
Am I interested? No. Hell no.
I know this mom is excited (many punctuation marks!!!). Pesonally, I would rather sit through a timeshare presentation than endure a kindergarten graduation.
That's just me, though. (Me & my husband, actually) I don't want to be unkind or intolerant. I hope the reply I sent wasn't hurtful. I didn't use CAPS or excessive punctuation or swear words. I responded:
"Sorry to be un-fun guys, but L____ is not going to wear a cap & gown for Kinder. It’s not something I can get behind."
I understand being excited for your little one. They are babies. They are cute. They are precious. I get that. I also understand not everyone agrees with me that graduations are for High School and above.
I have high expectations for my boys. I expect them to finish Kindergarten much in the same way I expect them to brush their teeth before bed. Frankly, I also expect them to finish high school and college. I am not going to throw a party for him just because he was promoted to first grade.
Know when I throw a big party??
When my son becomes an Altar Server. When he makes Eagle Scout. When he finishes Boot Camp. When he finishes the Seminary. When he receives his doctorate. I celebrate my sons' achievements, not their milestones.
It's not to say that on the last day of Kinder that I won't take him to McDonald's. (To get a Happy Meal and a toy! Take that Leroy G. Comrie!) We will have a nice family dinner after First Holy Eucharist and I am not opposed to throwing a birthday party every five years or so. But a graduation ceremony for Kindergarten?
Hell no.
My school had one of those. I have a picture of it somewhere. I don't see the point.. it's freaking Kindergarten. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI actually remember my kindergarden graduation and I did wearing a cap and gown! My whole family came out to see me :) it was fun!
ReplyDeleteI agree. After all, I graduated kindergarten, too. Should I be putting that on resumes and job apps next to high school and college info? With a majot in primary colors and macaroni art? If we continue to do this, then the REAL graduastions lose their status. High school and college graduations just become another one in a string of graduations through life.
ReplyDeleteThank You!!! It's nice to see that I'm not the only one who feels the same way.
ReplyDeleteI hear you Mary!! When mine finished with K5 they had a picture taken wearing a white cap & gown. The first two were taken in the school hallway - real classy you know with the green tile behind them. The last one - I took the pictures and we went in the church and took them next to the altar and one of the plants. The c&g were borrowed and I'm not real sure who it came from - Noey Jurica I think.
ReplyDeleteI just had this conversation with some friends - we've all got one leaving middle school and going into high school. They were asking about grad parties! I said for what - they're not done yet!?! Like you - we'll do a family dinner or a cake, def a celebration of some sort to acknowledge the accomplishment.
Stay the path Mama!!!
AMEN!!! I could NOT be more in agreement with you on this one!!! One of the first things I did when I started at the Hell-Hole 10 years ago was do away with Kdg. graduation. I made a LOT of people mad, but oh well.
ReplyDeleteDid I graduate kindergarten? I have no idea. I would reckon so. You know the whole thing is just a photo-op for the 'rents. But seriously...IT'S JUST A GRADE, YOU GUYS.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Although I did once see a kindergarten graduation where the kids wore caps that were made out of poster-board. It was cute and appropriate.
ReplyDeleteAnd while we're on the subject, I don't think every kid should get a trophy for playing little league ball. It makes awards meaningless.
I didn't even go to kindergarten. I'm such an underachiever.