You have no idea what you are asking, nor is it your business. |
My parents read my papers through grad school and funny thing, it made me a really good writer, when I want to be. |
Speechless. |
I stopped having my kids’ canvas/syllabus in middle school. Seriously never looked. Senior and sophomore boys. A students. Big thanks to three elementary school principal thought taught organizational skills, independence, etc, They are now at a private boys high school that will only accept student communications except in dire situations. |
| ^ their |
| I am simply appalled at the level of hand holding and micromanaging. This makes my A students even more impressive. I never realized they were competing against 50-year old experts in their subjects for a place on the bell curve. |
DP. Why speechless? Do you not understand that at some point the parent/child relationship can become a collaboration between two professionals? |
Is mom getting paid? |
| Looking at a syllabus isn’t in itself micromanaging; what that means to one parent isn’t necessarily what it means to another. Course descriptions can at times be uselessly vague but syllabi are more specific. Maybe a parent is genuinely curious about what a course really covers so they can offer suggestions for other things their kid might like, in or out of school, or simply get ideas for book presents. Or maybe they want to read up on a topic themselves to have a more informed conversation about something interesting their child studied over vacation. |
| To everyone responding to the OP, all you are doing is feeding a troll. Why bother? Look back at the first message, then don’t engage and continue this thread. Thanks. |
If they are at a private, that's different as the teachers provide far more support than public. How would they do in a 3000+ student public school where you are own your own if you are struggling or failing and help from teachers is hit or miss? |
Oh, please. It’s obvious that poster is mouthing off - double question marks! “Fail at life”! “My God”! She is ignorant about parenting kids in college who have LDs. |
You don't seem to realize that you didn't look because they are A students. If they were getting Cs and Ds, you would have to look. |
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What I don’t understand is why all of you people in a panic care so much what another family is doing. Seriously. Who made you judge of what kid is ready for college. Focus on your own kids and don’t use what you have down to denigrate others.
I get it, if an employee’s parent was calling me about their work that would be ridiculous and mockable. That is not what this is about. |
| Do people actually do this? |