Is “Congratulations!” the right sentiment for a high school graduation?

You must have a hard time living in the world.

Why so cynical? For many underprivileged, this is an achievement.

Proust wrote:

You must have a hard time living in the world.

Congratulations on eating 3 meals today. Good luck tomorrow!

I hope you take two weeks of vacation this year and pay your taxes in April!

It should be like that Facebook function that brings up your post from four years earlier. It’s just a reminder that high school started four years ago,

Yes, because a lot of people don't manage to do it, for a variety of reasons. So yes I'd say it's an achievement.

Bronn wrote:

Why so cynical? For many underprivileged, this is an achievement.

Welcome to the new America.

Where people can be lazy, do drugs and drink alcohol constantly, and the SJW’s blame others for their miserable lives.

From your handle, it seems you never managed it yourself, no?

GED Graduate wrote:

My feed is filled with parents congratulating their children regarding high school graduation. Is there a reason to congratulate people on completing their state-required education?

Why do we send congratulations for getting married, having a child, or retirement? We celebrate life's milestones and high school graduation marks a turning point. What sentiment do you think would be more appropriate?

GED Graduate wrote:

My feed is filled with parents congratulating their children regarding high school graduation. Is there a reason to congratulate people on completing their state-required education?

What do you mean state-required education? There isn't any state where you are required to get a HS diploma.

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GED Graduate wrote:

My feed is filled with parents congratulating their children regarding high school graduation. Is there a reason to congratulate people on completing their state-required education?

What do you mean state-required education? There isn't any state where you are required to get a HS diploma.

True.

Considering that many communities feel that attending school until age 18 is synonymous with a HS diploma the oversight of the OP is understandable.

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GED Graduate wrote:

My feed is filled with parents congratulating their children regarding high school graduation. Is there a reason to congratulate people on completing their state-required education?

What do you mean state-required education? There isn't any state where you are required to get a HS diploma.

Boom roasted. OP goes home DEVASTATED

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GED Graduate wrote:

My feed is filled with parents congratulating their children regarding high school graduation. Is there a reason to congratulate people on completing their state-required education?

What do you mean state-required education? There isn't any state where you are required to get a HS diploma.

He called the education "state-required," not the diploma.

The diploma is not required, but the education is. Thus state required education.

I think you misread wrote:

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What do you mean state-required education? There isn't any state where you are required to get a HS diploma.

He called the education "state-required," not the diploma.

The diploma is not required, but the education is. Thus state required education.

But he used the word completing. It is not state-required to complete, so the OP looks like a moran.

You make the classic mistake of thinking everyone is the same or just like you. 10% of the US population has an IQ of 83 or lower. To put that in context the Army will not accept people with intellectual capacity this low.

Graduating high school is harder for some people than others, just as running a sub 5 minute mile is harder for some that others.

We live in a time when kids are taught that everyone is equal and the same. While not true this has some benefits, but it also has downsides. Such as believing things that are easy for someone personally are just as easy for everyone else.

i used to think that graduating high school was trivial and didn't need celebrating. notwithstanding my ignorance of the rest of my classmates, graduating high school for me was more difficult than getting a PhD to be honest. teachers were tougher, i didn't have the social skills to make my time pleasant; it was tough.

santa isn’t real wrote:

Graduating high school is harder for some people than others, just as running a sub 5 minute mile is harder for some that others.

As an aside, running a mile in under 5 minutes is far more rare than graduating from high school.

GED Graduate wrote:

My feed is filled with parents congratulating their children regarding high school graduation. Is there a reason to congratulate people on completing their state-required education?

No. I didn't attend my siblings' high school or college graduations because I decided it was not an accomplishment. If/when they get advanced degrees I'll be impressed and celebrate that.

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I think you misread wrote:

He called the education "state-required," not the diploma.

The diploma is not required, but the education is. Thus state required education.

But he used the word completing. It is not state-required to complete, so the OP looks like a moran.

Also ask many of your grandparents or great grandparents how long they went to school. It used to be many didn’t go beyond the 5th grade because they were needed on the farm.

Also if you went to a private school is that a state run facility? Would that also be a state required or even state tested facility?

In general our education system in this country is too rigid and is based on an assembly line Industrial Age concept. Instead of learning you just get regurgitated facts. I’m a fan of the experiential learning model.

Alan

No, you should tell em..." welcome to the real world, you are royally f-ed in the rear from now on"

Quick question...are you socially awkward or inept?