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Why do the schools plan events that last until 9 o’clock at night on a school night?
Last night was Catherine’s graduation from a junior Toastmasters group. She had to be at a local high school at 6:30, which, considering the boy had his piano lesson at 5pm, left us with about 5 minutes to eat dinner. The event didn’t even start until 7pm, and it ran until 9pm, which was about an hour too long. Some of the kids (like mine) did short recitations as a group, and others did short speeches. The groups weren’t bad, because they were short, sweet, and to the point. One group did a bit about the flag, with the high school ROTC demonstrating how to fold the flag as they talked. It was actually meaningful, and I enjoyed it.
The speeches…not so much. Some were good…and some were…truly awful. We amused ourselves waiting for the kids to mis-pronounce words, and they didn’t let us down! One girl turned “musician” into “music-can”, and the Sergeant at Arms called himself the “surgeon at arms” more than once. One of the best speakers did a speech from the point of view of a bird, and included a bit on how after he ate the worm, white “stuff” came from his tail feathers. Even junior Toastmasters can’t avoid making a poop joke!
Note to the event organizers: Our kids didn’t need to be there at 6:30 for an event that didn’t begin until 7pm, since all they did was sit and wait. The event should have been, and could have been, at least an hour shorter. If not, plan it for a weekend, because when we got home I had three tired kids who still needed to shower and get ready for bed.
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I totally agree!
And as for Toastmasters, if you think the Juniors are entertaining, yet painful, to listen to, wait till you hear adults! I was in TM for 3 years and it still amazed me at how awful some professional adults can be at public speaking. Especially when it’s pretty much an integral part of their jobs!