Four year olds graduating

[Type R Tom]

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't 1st April, why do we always take the rubbish from America like this and Proms and not the good stuff like customer service in restaurants. More fool the parents I say, all we had was a leavers assembly in church

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28399266

Edited by Type R Tom on Wednesday 23 July 13:39

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

We aren't living in Victorian Britain any more.
Nothing wrong with school proms, and if they want to have a special leavers day from nursery then why not - granted, it is a bit OTT, but meh.

[Type R Tom]

DrDoofenshmirtz said:

We aren't living in Victorian Britain any more.
Nothing wrong with school proms, and if they want to have a special leavers day from nursery then why not - granted, it is a bit OTT, but meh.

We had “leavers’ discos” where we turned up in our Sunday best, not Proms with Limo’s and hired tuxes. At my sisters school the head was asked for permission to land a helicopter in the school fields.

Just another excuse for parents to spend money they haven’t got on an American tradition, really hope it all dies down by the time I have kids.

[Triumph Man]

Surely a graduation ceremony is an occasion to mark actually achieving something. I achieved an HNC and then HND in construction, but I didn't think they particularly warranted a ceremony!

In my mind to propose this for 4 year olds just waters down the whole thing. To get through Reception, all you have to do is not bite the teacher/other children.

Degrees and up yes, anything else, no.

[Cotty]

Utterly pointless.

[Oakey]

Don't forget they have graduation ceremonies when they leave Primary school as well. It's a bit ridiculous.

[KFC]

Triumph Man said:

In my mind to propose this for 4 year olds just waters down the whole thing. To get through Reception, all you have to do is not bite the teacher/other children.

I didn't even manage that, I bit someone on the very first day!

[voicey]

Yes, my wife told me that I'd be expected to attend my daughter's graduation ceremony soon. From Nursery.

I was staggered. The trouble is if I don't go all it'll do will upset my daughter.

[lukefreeman]

This and baby showers.

eughhhhhhhhhh

[g3org3y]

Cotty said:

Utterly pointless.

Oakey said:

Don't forget they have graduation ceremonies when they leave Primary school as well. It's a bit ridiculous.

Really? Since when?


Anyway, everyone is special and everyone deserves a graduation ceremony regardless of achievements (academic or otherwise). By restricting graduations to those who have achieved a degree you are infringing the human rights of others who are less fortunate.

[STW2010]

Type R Tom said:

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't 1st April, why do we always take the rubbish from America like this and Proms and not the good stuff like customer service in restaurants. More fall the parents I say, all we had was a leavers assembly in church

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28399266

Fool. As in "you are a fool"

[Type R Tom]

lukefreeman said:

This and baby showers.

eughhhhhhhhhh

I’d forgotten about that one! Every baby shower the GF has been to means the baby doesn’t get a present when it’s born. Simple!

15 years ago I shouldn’t have bothered with going into Engineering straight from Uni, should have just sat and watched a load of episodes of Friends and the Simpsons and set up a company selling prom, baby shower, graduation stuff. I’d be a millionaire by now

[Type R Tom]

STW2010 said:

Type R Tom said:

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't 1st April, why do we always take the rubbish from America like this and Proms and not the good stuff like customer service in restaurants. More fall the parents I say, all we had was a leavers assembly in church

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28399266

Fool. As in "you are a fool"

I've edited it for you, hope you can sleep tonight now

[Four Litre]

My sons pre school did this recently. He got a certificate with a his handprint on and a photo with a hat and cape on. He loved it, and if that makes him like school more then great.

I dont think he will be putting it on his CV just yet FFS!

[Dr Murdoch]

KFC said:

I didn't even manage that, I bit someone on the very first day!

Why, were they dressed up as a chicken drum stick?

[GreenDog]

Type R Tom said:

STW2010 said:

Type R Tom said:

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't 1st April, why do we always take the rubbish from America like this and Proms and not the good stuff like customer service in restaurants. More fall the parents I say, all we had was a leavers assembly in church

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28399266

Fool. As in "you are a fool"

I've edited it for you, hope you can sleep tonight now

STW isn't the one getting all irate about other people' kids having a graduation ceremony. Chill

[Sheepshanks]

Type R Tom said:

15 years ago I shouldn’t have bothered with going into Engineering straight from Uni, should have just sat and watched a load of episodes of Friends and the Simpsons and set up a company selling prom, baby shower, graduation stuff. I’d be a millionaire by now

...and maybe one of your daughter's will marry a prince.

[blindswelledrat]

You bunch of miserable bds

They are 4 for crying out loud. It's just a cute bit of fun.
Analogising it to Americanisms and collapse of morals blah blah blah misery misery misery is just nonsense.
4. Years. Old.

[g3org3y]

blindswelledrat said:

You bunch of miserable bds

They are 4 for crying out loud. It's just a cute bit of fun.
Analogising it to Americanisms and collapse of morals blah blah blah misery misery misery is just nonsense.
4. Years. Old.

LOL.

[Oakey]

g3org3y said:

Really? Since when?


Anyway, everyone is special and everyone deserves a graduation ceremony regardless of achievements (academic or otherwise). By restricting graduations to those who have achieved a degree you are infringing the human rights of others who are less fortunate.

Here's the sort of thing;

http://www.lambethchildrensuniversity.co.uk/