I haven’t been to a High School graduation in a few years until last Friday, I noticed 4 things that gave me pause to think.
1. The young lady who was walking back to her seat and felt it appropriate to flip off someone was quite impressive.
2. What is it about parents and family members that renders some of them incapable of the modicum of self control it takes to follow instructions and not yell when your kids name is announced. It’s especially nice when it drowns out the next name or two called out.
3. The exception to this was the almost universal applause for the two special needs graduates. Especially seeing their classmates cheer them on was encouraging.
4. The highlight of the evening was seeing multiple young blacks men seek out and hug a middle aged white police officer as they walked through the line. This is especially hopeful given that this was a suburb of a metropolitan area with significant race problems as well as significant problems between black kids and white cops.
The last two give me hope for gen Z.
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#2 is especially galling to me. It's as if there are no other ways for a family to make their graduate know they're proud of him/her. These days, it's also friends of the graduate who do it. I've heard of some schools actually having the offending parties escorted out of the ceremony. A good practice.
#1 is the result of poor parenting and a culture that does nothing to impress upon the young the concept of honorable behavior.
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