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"We've thrown common sense out the window"
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 75691" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>As always, there are two sides to every story. You would not believe the inappropriate way some parents (and extended families) behave at a dignified ceremony like graduation.</p><p></p><p>They ring cowbells, blow horns, and scream and clap when their little darling's name is announced.</p><p></p><p>So you might ask what is wrong with that? Well, it drowns out the next child's name so their family doesn't get the pleasure of hearing it announced and turns the ceremony into a circus.</p><p></p><p>In the case SRL was referring to, I believe that the parents and students were notified in writing in advance. Our principal always asks nicely at the start of the ceremony that the audience hold the applause until after all (500) names have been called. There are always, some, though, that think the rules don't apply to them. </p><p></p><p>One other thing ~ I like what David Lettermen told Bill O'Reilly on this show when Bill was bloviating about the "attack" on Christmas in this country. David said that you can always find a few isolated instances where some nutjob does something stupid but that Bill shouldn't try to blow it up to something that it's not.</p><p></p><p>Many of these examples seem like the same thing to me.</p><p></p><p>Just my humble opinion. . .</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 75691, member: 1967"] As always, there are two sides to every story. You would not believe the inappropriate way some parents (and extended families) behave at a dignified ceremony like graduation. They ring cowbells, blow horns, and scream and clap when their little darling's name is announced. So you might ask what is wrong with that? Well, it drowns out the next child's name so their family doesn't get the pleasure of hearing it announced and turns the ceremony into a circus. In the case SRL was referring to, I believe that the parents and students were notified in writing in advance. Our principal always asks nicely at the start of the ceremony that the audience hold the applause until after all (500) names have been called. There are always, some, though, that think the rules don't apply to them. One other thing ~ I like what David Lettermen told Bill O'Reilly on this show when Bill was bloviating about the "attack" on Christmas in this country. David said that you can always find a few isolated instances where some nutjob does something stupid but that Bill shouldn't try to blow it up to something that it's not. Many of these examples seem like the same thing to me. Just my humble opinion. . . ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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