A school event is only beneficial if the whole student body can bond together as one united family. If one is forced to go for a particular event, do you think the person can enjoy the event, no matter how fun it is?

This Saturday; it's a celebration of the school's past achievements, both students and teachers alike. No doubt, I'm happy & proud of the school's successes. But do I have to be there in person to show my pride for the school? I don't think so. Seating through 2 hours of clapping for people whom I don't even recognise by face, people receiving awards on behalf of their CCA, people getting academic awards & external individual achievements...is so not worthy of my time at all.

For those receiving academic awards or individual awards for winning competitions, I sincerely congratulate you. But why do I care what achievements the respective CCAs has made? If teachers are being promoted on that day as well, all the more the reason I shouldn't be going; it does not concern me in the SLIGHTEST bit if they are promoted.

not like there will be improvements from them anyway.

So basically, the majority of this event is a total waste of my time. It's not that I like kicking up a big fuss over the issue of being forced to go, but seriously, what's new? I don't benefit from knowing which CCAs had improved, which teacher has been promoted, and clapping STUPIDLY for unfamiliar faces.

What kind of "Freedom Of Choice" is this?

A school event is only beneficial if the whole student body can bond together as one united family. If one is forced to go for a particular event, do you think the person can enjoy the event, no matter how fun it is?

This Saturday; it's a celebration of the school's past achievements, both students and teachers alike. No doubt, I'm happy & proud of the school's successes. But do I have to be there in person to show my pride for the school? I don't think so. Seating through 2 hours of clapping for people whom I don't even recognise by face, people receiving awards on behalf of their CCA, people getting academic awards & external individual achievements...is so not worthy of my time at all.

For those receiving academic awards or individual awards for winning competitions, I sincerely congratulate you. But why do I care what achievements the respective CCAs has made? If teachers are being promoted on that day as well, all the more the reason I shouldn't be going; it does not concern me in the SLIGHTEST bit if they are promoted.

not like there will be improvements from them anyway.

So basically, the majority of this event is a total waste of my time. It's not that I like kicking up a big fuss over the issue of being forced to go, but seriously, what's new? I don't benefit from knowing which CCAs had improved, which teacher has been promoted, and clapping STUPIDLY for unfamiliar faces.

What kind of "Freedom Of Choice" is this?