Kid Graduations

[sharlan]

Is it just me, or do others think that kids "over graduate"? I don't understand the need.

Everything seems to be connected to a graduation. Back in the olden days, we only graduated from highschool.

Today, the kids graduate from preschool, from K, from elementary school, from junior high (or middle school), then highschool.

[Country Kids]

Is it just me, or do others think that kids "over graduate"? I don't understand the need.

Everything seems to be connected to a graduation. Back in the olden days, we only graduated from highschool.

Today, the kids graduate from preschool, from K, from elementary school, from junior high (or middle school), then highschool.

Here we only still graduate from high school-

Guess we are still back in the olden days-

[midaycare]

Yes, definitely over-graduate. I don't see the need to graduate from kindy, 5th, or 8th grade. Please ... Back when I was a kid ... we didn't do that.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I think it is weird. Parents go crazy and get their preschoolers/kinders flowers...tear up...etc.

With that said, I did a robe and cap picture and sent home a "Growing Graudate" certificate and a book about going to Kinder for my "graduates" because I KNOW the parents want that. I do a lot of things that make me roll my eyes, though, simply because it is what is needed to keep clients.

[sharlan]

I think it is weird. Parents go crazy and get their preschoolers/kinders flowers...tear up...etc.
With that said, I did a robe and cap picture and sent home a "Growing Graudate" certificate and a book about going to Kinder for my "graduates" because I KNOW the parents want that. I do a lot of things that make me roll my eyes, though, simply because it is what is needed to keep clients.

Yes, at my eldest grandson's K graduation there were probably 150 "graduates" with about 4 times that in spectators. Parents were holding their iPADS in the air to capture the moments, but those behind couldn't even see. The jossling (SP) between the parents was unreal. A lot of the kids walked out with flowers and quite a few cars had Congratulations painted on the cars.

[hope]

I agree! My Dd graduated from pre k with cap, gown and a huge ceremony. Then there is a kindergarten, 5th grade, 7th grade for middle school and high school graduation. This is all too much.
AND....we have an 8th grade graduation party to go to this Saturday! Not to be rude but a Saturday night in the summer is important. The last thing I want to do is go to this on my day off. AND.....I will need to buy a gift. A gift for finishing the school year like you are supposed to do?

[AmyKidsCo]

LOL! I saw the title and thought "Oh great, someone's going to rave over their DCK's graduation party and I'm going to be the party pooper saying that kids "graduate" too much."

YES! I totally agree! IMO high school, college and graduate school graduations are achievements worth celebrating. PK, K, 5th grade and Jr High, not so much.

[daycarediva]

I think it is weird. Parents go crazy and get their preschoolers/kinders flowers...tear up...etc.

With that said, I did a robe and cap picture and sent home a "Growing Graudate" certificate and a book about going to Kinder for my "graduates" because I KNOW the parents want that. I do a lot of things that make me roll my eyes, though, simply because it is what is needed to keep clients.

YUP!

Here it is:
prek
kinder
5th grade/into middle school
high school


Some of ds's kinder class are having GRAD PARTIES. I was stifling back laughs at the ridiculousness.

[KiddieCahoots]

......agreed!

My daughter just graduated from 8th too! Lol!

Not trying to sound cheap or lazy, but being a mom of 5, plus the day care children, I'm so done with the graduations, birthday party's, proms...yea it can be fun, but it all adds up to $$$$$$

[Lucy]

I graduated from elementary (6th), from Jr. High (9th), and then from High School. Didn't go to pre-school, and have no memory if there was a K graduation. This was in Los Angeles area in the 70's.


Kids here presently grad from pre-school, K, 5th or 6th grade (depending on district), middle school (8th), and of course high school. I'm now in the Pac NW.

[Play Care]

I am in my mid (okay, okay late 30's) and graduated from K, 8th grade, high school and college. Had I attended preschool I'm sure I would have graduated from that also::

Our district has 6th grade graduation (as the high school is in a separate building from K-6) and high school graduation.

I guess I don't see the graduation thing as a "new" trend, or one that's particularly bothersome.

[Lucy]

I guess I don't see the graduation thing as a "new" trend, or one that's particularly bothersome.

Agree

[Blackcat31]

I just graduated from work today!

Whew! Didn't think I was going to make it.

I'm 45 and have only graduated from high school and then college.

Other than those two things, no other graduations are held in my community.

When I worked at Head Start we had a graduation ceremony for those kids completing their second year but stopped doing it because they decided that those kids not graduating (because they were first year) would feel bad. ::

[SignMeUp]

I can't wait till Thursday so I can graduate from the week
In my family we have somewhat of a tradition of not attending our own graduations. So I guess we are the outliers ::

[Crazy8]

having my own children that just this week "graduated" from 5th grade and 8th grade I don't really see it as an issue. Our 5th grade doesn't make a big deal out of it, no caps & gowns, just a short "promotion" ceremony one morning the last week of school. I think its great to recognize their achievements and to make it a little special for them leaving the school they have been at for 6 years to go off to middle school. 8th grade graduation was a bigger ceremony but I thought it was nice - they have completed their elementary education now - high school is much bigger and scarier.

I don't see the point in big graduation parties for these milestones but they are still milestones in a childs life and I feel they deserve a little recognition (like going for ice cream afterwards, which is what we and a whole bunch of other 8th graders did!).