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Letter to the Editor
5-14-08
Dear editor,
Have some people in our community became so caught up in their self-absorbed lives that they have chosen to not only be rude and disrespectful, but also a very bad example for our young people?
I ask this because I saw an incident that upset me, so I just had to write. Thursday evening the junior high put on a musical concert. The sixth-grade chorus sang, then the sixth-grade band played, then the seventh- and eighth-grade chorus sang, then came the mob. After the chorus was done, several people got up and left. The noise was so bad that Mr. Packard had to wait for the noise caused by them so rudely leaving to die down to begin the last part of the concert, which was the seventh- and eighth-grade band and then the entire junior high band.
This disrespectful act not only showed how rude those people are, but also told the children in our community that it is OK to be disrespectful and that those playing in the band were not as important. How can we expect our children to grow up to be successful adults when they have that kind of an example?
The people that walked out truly owe the junior high band an apology and need to take a close look at what is important. The junior high band was good, and they deserved the respect of all the people that walked in that door for the concert. The entire concert only lasted about an hour and 10 minutes. Had it not been for this rude interruption, the concert would have been over by shortly after 8 p.m., only 15 minutes after they left.
Kim Rhodes
Osawatomie
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Have some people in our community became so caught up in their self-absorbed lives that they have chosen to not only be rude and disrespectful, but also a very bad example for our young people?
I ask this because I saw an incident that upset me, so I just had to write. Thursday evening the junior high put on a musical concert. The sixth-grade chorus sang, then the sixth-grade band played, then the seventh- and eighth-grade chorus sang, then came the mob. After the chorus was done, several people got up and left. The noise was so bad that Mr. Packard had to wait for the noise caused by them so rudely leaving to die down to begin the last part of the concert, which was the seventh- and eighth-grade band and then the entire junior high band.
This disrespectful act not only showed how rude those people are, but also told the children in our community that it is OK to be disrespectful and that those playing in the band were not as important. How can we expect our children to grow up to be successful adults when they have that kind of an example?
The people that walked out truly owe the junior high band an apology and need to take a close look at what is important. The junior high band was good, and they deserved the respect of all the people that walked in that door for the concert. The entire concert only lasted about an hour and 10 minutes. Had it not been for this rude interruption, the concert would have been over by shortly after 8 p.m., only 15 minutes after they left.
Kim Rhodes
Osawatomie
Comments on "Letter to the Editor"
Comments are limited to 200 words or less.Laurie wrote on May 18, 2008 3:08 PM:
" I have been at every concert that has taken place at OMS for the past three years. It has always been like this.
Friday night at promotion was no different. The entire audience talked during both the choir and band performances. Shame on all of us for not giving our future leaders the consideration that they deserve. Our being rude makes our children feel unimportant.
Understandably, sometimes people have to leave before the end of an event. Shouldn't we be as quiet and courteous as possible regardless of the circumstances? We want our children to learn to be considerate and courteous, therefore, this should be the example we set before them. "
Friday night at promotion was no different. The entire audience talked during both the choir and band performances. Shame on all of us for not giving our future leaders the consideration that they deserve. Our being rude makes our children feel unimportant.
Understandably, sometimes people have to leave before the end of an event. Shouldn't we be as quiet and courteous as possible regardless of the circumstances? We want our children to learn to be considerate and courteous, therefore, this should be the example we set before them. "
a mom wrote on May 16, 2008 10:36 AM:
" While I agree it was rude, we have been to all but one of their performances my question is where were most of the parents earlier on in their other performances. It's always been like this, this year and people are just now noticing????? We had the pleasure of watching a voluntary performance this year the students put on to an almost empty audience from the get go. Parents just literally dropped their kids off and left. All I can say is they missed out. They did an awesome job!
We did leave early that night but my oldest also had something going on that same night, so I got to see both my boys do their thing and I feel so blessed to get that. We do the best we can as parents.
"
We did leave early that night but my oldest also had something going on that same night, so I got to see both my boys do their thing and I feel so blessed to get that. We do the best we can as parents.
"
Long time Osawatomie music supporter wrote on May 15, 2008 10:14 AM:
" Maybe the choir teacher won't be here next year. If you think the music programs were bad, wait till graduation. "
Music Parent wrote on May 15, 2008 10:12 AM:
" Not only did the crowd act rudely but so did the choir director. I attended the choir and band concert at the high school earlier that week and noticed the paragraph in the program about being quiet and considerate during the program. I also noticed choir members milling all around the auditorium and being quite loud in the hallway during the jazz band portion of the concert. We didn't have to worry about the interruptions during the band portion because most of the choir and their parents left after their part was done. Then during the middle school program the choir director herself stood and talked full voice to two parents after her part of the program and Mr. Packard had wait for her and all the other rude people to either leave or decide to be quiet. These kids work very hard learning thier music and to get it ready for presentation. We should ALL give them the opportunity to do that in a supportive environment. "
parents of middle school middle school child wrote on May 14, 2008 12:41 PM:
" I noticed that also! It was very RUDE! I felt badly for the children. For those that did leave..... they missed some awesome musicians! "
Tracey wrote on May 14, 2008 11:41 AM:
" I totally agree. The parents of the band members sat through the choir singing. I'm sure that they would not like half the crowd showing up 30 minutes and cause chaos during their childs part of the program.
An apology is needed to the children and Mr. P.
Maybe next year the choir teacher needs to make it a requirment for the choir to stay. "
An apology is needed to the children and Mr. P.
Maybe next year the choir teacher needs to make it a requirment for the choir to stay. "