Parents please nix your own behaviors before your child attends college

[Anonymous]

This is the professor who had a thread about a year ago asking parents to nix behaviors I’ve observed in college students. I am now asking you, the parents, to stop this specific behavior.

Do NOT, and I mean do NOT contact your child’s professor to find out info about their performance in a class. Your child is definitely not telling you the whole story if they are doing poorly in a class. Even if they are, however, there is a federal FERPA law that prevents any prof from discussing your child’s grade and performance in a class with a parent.

I’ve had parents tell me on several occasions, either in emails or on the phone, that they pay 100% of their child’s college costs so they are entitled to get information on their child from me. NOPE that isn’t how it works and while it’s great you’re paying for your child’s education, you don’t own them and you certainly don’t own me.

So parents nix this entitlement and attitude before your child goes to college. You aren’t doing your child or anyone any favors. Rant over for this academic year.

[Anonymous]

I don't think you're reaching that vanishingly small audience on DCUM, OP. We know on this board that we can't do that. The people who email you asking for info are not on DCUM.

Also, judging on your posts over the years... you're a little arrogant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the professor who had a thread about a year ago asking parents to nix behaviors I’ve observed in college students. I am now asking you, the parents, to stop this specific behavior.

Do NOT, and I mean do NOT contact your child’s professor to find out info about their performance in a class. Your child is definitely not telling you the whole story if they are doing poorly in a class. Even if they are, however, there is a federal FERPA law that prevents any prof from discussing your child’s grade and performance in a class with a parent.

I’ve had parents tell me on several occasions, either in emails or on the phone, that they pay 100% of their child’s college costs so they are entitled to get information on their child from me. NOPE that isn’t how it works and while it’s great you’re paying for your child’s education, you don’t own them and you certainly don’t own me.

So parents nix this entitlement and attitude before your child goes to college. You aren’t doing your child or anyone any favors. Rant over for this academic year.

Put down the bottle clown. You're talking to yourself right now. It actually makes me wonder how many creepy whack job profs there are out there teaching? Not a good look freak.