Most don't wear cap and gowns or march to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance, but more and more parents and educators are acknowledging the jump from fifth-grade to middle school with elaborate ceremonies.
How big a deal should be made out of youngsters passing out of fifth grade and rising to middle school?





"Graduating" from fifth grade
This whole idea of ceremonies for completing elementary school make no sense. High school graduations make sense because for some people, that's the end of their education. How many people stop school at the end of fifth grade?