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School work happened up to the last day, then we left school and started the reality of adulthood.
These days, there seems to be some sort of "graduation" ceremony from kindergarten, and just about every other year of school.
Kids (or perhaps parents) spend so much money on this stuff and I think that kids these days have been hoodwinked by commercialism, and TV shows of young people living a lifestyle of the rich and famous.
Nowdays money seems to be no option with kids (or parents) spending an absolute fortune on schoolies and formals, when this is not even the end of their schooling.
They come back and then start university (just an extension of high school really).
Sure it is good to celebrate achievements in life. But the excesses of these celebrations today I think are just too much.
Great for those kids with rich parents, etc. But it is an awful time for those who just cannot afford to do what is expected these days.
Yes, I think I am the "Scrooge" of Schoolies. Bar Humbug!!!!