I don't want to go to DD graduation

[Easygoing24]

Dd is going from yeat 9 into year 10. And there's going to be a graduation. I have to sit there for 2 hrs just to watch her be given a bit of paper for 3 seconds . I will have to put my younger kids in breakfast club . Will have to leave home at 6.45. As I dont drive. Breakfast club 7.45 and then get to dd school for 8.30.

Feels like so much pissing about . No I don't have anyone who can help. No school mums, no one at all .

Yes I know I'm being a nasty bitch. I will 100% go. Because I won't let dd down .

Huh? Graduating from what? I've never heard of this - do they graduate every year?! Bonkers.

We didn't even have this for leaving Y11 🤣

What is it with all these “ graduations” from one class to another, when did this all start?
Maybe after finishing GCSEs or after A levels but can’t see the significance of years 9>10

My kids pre-school had a graduation 🙄

What a load of dross honestly!

From key stage 3 to key stage 4. They never user to do it . Its new. I don't get it either.

It's ridiculous. Graduation used to be something meaningful that happened when you got a degree. Now there is not only "graduation" when children move from nursery to primary school, and from primary to secondary school, but now you're telling us that they "graduate" at the end of every academic year?

What are parents who work supposed to do?

God, we're getting more like the US every day. 🙄

I wouldn’t be attending.

Don't go. Luckily my dds never had one. This includes leaving nursery or primary school and y7- y9.

I thought it would be a university one where an ex was going with his new wife it something 😂😂

If they are mostly staying in the same school then how is it a graduation?

If all parents refused to attend these events they would cease.

I can't really say no. Because dd tone of voice is excited when she tells me. So can't let her down and she keeps asking me to sign the form . So she really wants me to go .

What’s your DDs feelings on it? Does she expect you to come?

What’s going to happen at it exactly? I can’t see year 9s particularly wanting to put on a show.

I’d probably be contacting the school to ask what the purpose of it was.

Stupidity. We've got kids "graduating" from nurseries when they go the primary school which is also completely bonkers. Graduation actually used to mean something and was a real milestone for those properly "graduating" from University. Now the whole thing is just dumbed down just like so much else these days and is completely pointless and worthless. The real tragedy is that it downgrades the proper Uni graduation which really does matter. Just more stupid gimmicks.

Nail on the head. Parents really need to vote with their feet, en masse, to end this madness.

WTF next.

and even if it was a uni graduation you wouldn’t be unreasonable not to go.

but year 9/10 how the fuck does that even exist

DDs school does this too, apparently it marks the end of KS3 🙄

Thankfully parents don't attend as they do it as part of the end of year prize giving for all of Y7-9. But I will be able to watch a live stream of the whole two and a half hours while I'm at work if I so wish.

It's fairly new as her older sister never had it so not sure where the idea has come from?

I still have my preschool graduation certificate from 50 years ago

Even the nursery graduations make more sense because they are leaving a place to go to another place. This doesn't.

My child's nursery was in the same building as the school. They walked 4 stops to reception class 🤣

It's absolutely not a graduation. Just tell your child that you can't go. It's by no means the worst thing that will ever happen to her, and she'll be fine. Tell her you'll go when she actually graduates with a degree.

Oh my word, I came on to say YABU for not going to your daughter's university graduation!

Where did I say I'm ( not) going