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Preschool graduation party? WTF

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What do you care what other people do? Next thing you'll complain about elaborate sweet 16 birthday parties? I'm sure everyone here does something that others would love to shit on so whatever happened to mind your own business?

Jeff7 said:
Adults make every excuse they can for a party or holiday. This just continues the trend.

- Some guy in another country died a few hundred years ago. Party.
- Some guy in this country was born a few hundred years ago. Party.
- Some guy did a thing somewhere a few decades ago. Party.
- Haven't had a party in awhile. Party.



In elementary school, I got a ribbon for some track&field event. It said "participation." I don't think I knew what that word meant, but I did know that it wasn't 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
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Yes, some people out there...I know it's weird..actually like to have fun, preferably as regular and often as possible.
 
When I taught in South Korea I told my Korean friend that we had preschool graduation parties. He just laughed and told me that they don't have parties for their preschool children. Asian parents are very weary when it comes to graduation parties for their young children.

Which brings me to my point. We are handicapping our children and making them weak. They grow up and expect to be praised for the littlest task. OTOH, the Asian student develops powerful habits that they take into the workforce and mops up our children. The young American workers then cry like little bitches and go running home to mommy.
 
Mai72 said:
When I taught in South Korea I told my Korean friend that we had preschool graduation parties. He just laughed and told me that they don't have parties for their preschool children. Asian parents are very weary when it comes to graduation parties for their young children.
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Oh shit. Someone in Korea is laughing at a US custom. This country is doomed for sure.
 
ControlD said:
Oh shit. Someone in Korea is laughing at a US custom. This country is doomed for sure.
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ControlD said:
My daughter's preschool had a small graduation celebration. It really wasn't a big deal, just the kids doing some skits and stuff followed by a potluck dinner. It was fun.
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Our kids preschool had a little "graduation ceremony".
They did their little skit and the they had all the art\projects they did up on the walls for parents to view.
The women that ran the the preschool did it because they enjoyed what they do, wanted to have a send off for the kids and also give the parents an opportunity to take pictures. That and collect all the stuff their child had worked on at the preschool.

ControlD said:
There weren't any private parties associated with it nor have I ever heard of such. Sounds like a big city / high society thing to me.
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With friends and family who live "In the big city", I've never heard of a private after party for preschool graduation before this thread.

I'd assume its "one of those moms" who read some crap in a magazine or is over doing it to build her own social circles. Normally, post preschool grad or kindergarten grad is play date material where the mom meets up with another mom she gets along with and tells the kids to go play together...preferably in the next room.
 
I don't really see the issue. A party for the kids at a milestone. I'm sure the kids probably had fun.
 
zinfamous said:
From how I see this, OP is more incensed at the prospect of now being "required" to reward this activity which represents completing ~36,816,445 breaths.

It's not the creeping party concept that is at issue, it's the creeping rewards for mediocrity paradigm.
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Basically this
 
zinfamous said:
From how I see this, OP is more incensed at the prospect of now being "required" to reward this activity which represents completing ~36,816,445 breaths.

It's not the creeping party concept that is at issue, it's the creeping rewards for mediocrity paradigm.
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I'd like that as the name of an awards show. Acceptable achievement in the field of adequacy.
 
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