General Etiquette > Life...in general
It's been a while since Anderson Cooper Attended a High School Graduation.
Minmom3:
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Sure, there's normally 1 family in every crowd who are slightly over the top, but it doesn't disrupt the ceremony. I think it's sad that this is apparently such a big deal in some places.
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Boy howdy, are YOU lucky! There were multiple air horns, screaming, and general idiot behavior at each and every graduation ceremony I've gone to - junior high and high school, different school districts and schools. Horrible rowdy behavior that was beyond obnoxious to be sitting near. The audience was admonished to behave themselves, told not to use air horns, told not to scream names - and it made no difference at all. My ears rang at the end of every ceremony. Now, maybe my kids all went to low class, uncouth schools. Maybe it's a regional thing. I couldn't begin to tell that, but withholding the diploma in an attempt to get better behavior would be fine with me. Arresting folks is a bit over the top, but possibly their behavior was worse than I've seen - I've never seen hostile behavior at a graduation, just general happy hooliganism. I still don't like it. I think the only decorous graduation behavior I've seen was at college level.
MrsCrazyPete:
We went to DH's sister's graduation last week. The principal told everyone that she would give the audience one minute to scream & cheer. We did. Then she said that was all we got. Of course there were screamers nonstop throughout the ceremony. They tried to keep it under control by reading 20 names and letting people cheer for a short time. Unfortunately there were so many screamers that it delayed the reading of names.
Eventually they had police officers escort people out if they continued. It's entirely the fault of the parents. I think taking away the diploma is a little harsh, as it's not the child's fault. Fine the parents, or make them perform community service hours.
sweetonsno:
I read the synopsis of this situation on Huffington Post. What really gets me about this is that the request did not come from administrators but the graduating class itself. (Apparently, they voted on "silence while the names were being read.")
To dishonor the honorees, in my book, is a definite no-no.
cutecupcake:
I feel like stories like these are a but disingenuous on their face. In theory cheering for your kid/family/friends at graduations is completely expected, but with growing class sizes it basically drowns out the names of other students. If everyone agrees ahead of time not to cheer until after all the names are called then of course there should be consequences if people don't follow the rules.
gramma dishes:
No, not really.
I graduated (from high school) in 1960. It was considered a CEREMONY. A solemn occasion. A recognition that we were passing from one part of our lives to another, different, maybe scarier part.
Some kids were going on to college away from home. Some were getting married. Others were getting their first jobs and Mom and Dad expected them to move out of the house now because they were adults.
There were exactly 50 of us. We took it seriously. Our families took it seriously. The school faculty and administration took it seriously.
Parents remained quiet and seated. When all the names had been read, everyone stood and clapped and cheered as we rose and walked outside where then we ALL (graduates and spectators) broke into cheers and we threw our hats.
I can assure you that most graduations were like that back then. It was a once in a lifetime occasion, not a sporting event.
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