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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why you do graduation ceremony btw? We don't do that here.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

It’s a pretty big accomplishment so the schools like to throw a little party. It also allows students to invite family to see the campus and get an idea of how fast they can chug a beer.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

First you listen to a bunch of speeches. Then they call everyone's name individually, and you walk across a stage, shake hands with some people, get handed a degree. Then maybe everyone throws their hat in the air.

The worst part for me was that during my high school graduation, I was expected to shake the governor's hand. I had been quite involved in politics that election, but not old enough to vote, and I really disliked out governor (they were in the majority party and barely won w/ <200 votes after multiple recounts, when most major party governors won by >10%). The governor apparently attended my high school, hence the invitation.

Add to that the complete worthlessness of my high school diploma, because I was able to get a 2-year degree before getting my diploma due to concurrent enrollment at a local community college. So not only was it a worthless degree at a school I barely attended the last two years, I had to shake the hand of a politician I hated.

Screw graduation ceremonies, they're complete wastes of time.