Before, graduates would throw their caps in the air when they were dismissed from graduation. Now, they can't. Now they only move their tassel to the other side and thats it. WHy did they stop throwing caps in the air?
2007-10-30 08:11:00 · 14 answers · asked by vago 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Yep, what we heard was the lame "you might put an eye out" - thing is, as accidents go, more people have historically tripped over their gown and fallen at graduation than have gotten poked in the eye by flying hats.
go figure....
2007-10-30 08:18:39 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-26 02:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok for those people that are saying that people with get their eye poked think about this if someone keeps looking up at the sky for where the threw their hats and get their eye poked take their diploma back cause no one should be that stupid.
P.S. Students throw the hat really high when the do throw the hats. So they have plenty of time to look up and not getting poked.
2015-06-08 12:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on your school. At my undergrad alma mater we would shift our tassels after getting our diplomas during the ceremony. When it ended some people threw their caps, so I guess there wasn't an official policy against it.
2007-10-30 08:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by Xenobiologista 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at my school they rented all the caps and gowns so the cost would be minimal to the student body
we could not throw the caps so they would not get damaged since we were only renting
i assume at other schools where you purchase the caps and gowns they dont let you throw so people dont get hit with them
2007-10-30 08:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by darcymc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The education system has been dumbed down so much in order for schools to meet their quotas for minority graduations that students don't even learn enough to avoid being hit by a thrown cap.
2007-10-30 08:21:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it has something to do with the hats coming back down and poking people in the eye.... or maybe because it causes a major disruption during the ceremony.
2007-10-30 08:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by GMC1003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a safety hazard! the caps have really pointy edges, and somebody could lose an eye or get hurt some other way.
2007-10-30 08:18:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because what goes up must come down...and bop someone in the head or eye which may cause a law suit.
2007-10-30 08:14:19 · answer #9 · answered by wrtrchk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
too many people got poked in the eye.
also, many of the caps and gowns are rentals and the rental company doesn't want them to get dirty/destroyed.
2007-10-30 08:14:18 · answer #10 · answered by JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋