Things other parents say that make you want to laugh out loud

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OP made me laugh out loud.......what a total loser. The irony.

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Anonymous wrote:Barack Obama started at a community college and transferred. Worked out well for him.

No he didn't. He started ant Occidental College and then transferred to Columbia.

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Anonymous wrote:I teach at a community college and for the most part, each kid I teach who has a planned intention of transferring to a 4-year institution is motivated, smart, hardworking, and succeeds in that goal. Screw you to demean that, and screw your judgey jealous comments.

Different poster here. I've actually spent a little time looking at the issue of CCs vs 4-year schools. I'm not actually trying to be insulting to those who choose community colleges but it is a well-known fact that community college as a whole do not have the same quality of offerings as 4-year schools - a problem that community colleges acknowledge. And they have terrible student retention rates. While I agree that community college is an important piece of the higher education puzzle, I would always advise a kid to try and go the 4-year route first. And I think many parents on this forum would do the same.

np. Just to be clear my kid is going to community college so you know where I am coming from. Why does it matter to you what other people choose to do? I've taken classes at the same CC and I have found very good professors along with the not so good. Just like at 'regular" college. It will make zero difference once she graduates from college. After all employers only ask "Where did you GRADUATE, not where you went all four years. And also, kids drop out of Ivy league colleges, state colleges and all sort of schools, not just CC. I find the kids there to be nice, friendly and hard working!

I'm not trying to refute anyone's personal experience with community colleges or insult the student's that go there. I am speaking about CCs as a whole, not specific schools. It has been researched to death and the federal government has put money behind trying to bolster CCs because they are important. Right now the offerings AS A WHOLE are not the same quality as 4-year schools and in some cases kids are better off financially and academically going to a 4-year school. I live in DC and I can tell you right now, there are better 4-year schools that even the worst student can get into and be better off than UDC. It doesn't personally matter to me where people choose, but CCs are not the great equalizer that they should be and CCs know this and are working to fill that void.

Why are you arguing with me if you do not care? I am talking about Montgomery college, not UDC where my kid is going, I've taken classes and my DH went back to school. So, please do not generalize when you do not know what you are talking about. You can read all you want but, if you haven't experienced it than you have little to contribute.

I'm not arguing with you. Just injecting into the conversation the state of community colleges. If it worked out for you and your kid that's great. It doesn't work out for many, many students.

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While Virginia's CCs seem to be a stepping stone to their state schools (which are excellent), all CCs are not created equal.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason my child is making poor grades and not paying attention during school is boredom.

OK, well do you think that this child of yours will miraculously wake up with good study skills and work habits upon enrolling in college? Could happen, might not If you didn't do the reading (because there's always something more fun to do) college classes are often boring, too.

That statement was my contribution to this forum thread---for things other parents say that make me want to laugh out loud.

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Anonymous wrote:I teach at a community college and for the most part, each kid I teach who has a planned intention of transferring to a 4-year institution is motivated, smart, hardworking, and succeeds in that goal. Screw you to demean that, and screw your judgey jealous comments.

Different poster here. I've actually spent a little time looking at the issue of CCs vs 4-year schools. I'm not actually trying to be insulting to those who choose community colleges but it is a well-known fact that community college as a whole do not have the same quality of offerings as 4-year schools - a problem that community colleges acknowledge. And they have terrible student retention rates. While I agree that community college is an important piece of the higher education puzzle, I would always advise a kid to try and go the 4-year route first. And I think many parents on this forum would do the same.

np. Just to be clear my kid is going to community college so you know where I am coming from. Why does it matter to you what other people choose to do? I've taken classes at the same CC and I have found very good professors along with the not so good. Just like at 'regular" college. It will make zero difference once she graduates from college. After all employers only ask "Where did you GRADUATE, not where you went all four years. And also, kids drop out of Ivy league colleges, state colleges and all sort of schools, not just CC. I find the kids there to be nice, friendly and hard working!

I'm not trying to refute anyone's personal experience with community colleges or insult the student's that go there. I am speaking about CCs as a whole, not specific schools. It has been researched to death and the federal government has put money behind trying to bolster CCs because they are important. Right now the offerings AS A WHOLE are not the same quality as 4-year schools and in some cases kids are better off financially and academically going to a 4-year school. I live in DC and I can tell you right now, there are better 4-year schools that even the worst student can get into and be better off than UDC. It doesn't personally matter to me where people choose, but CCs are not the great equalizer that they should be and CCs know this and are working to fill that void.

Why are you arguing with me if you do not care? I am talking about Montgomery college, not UDC where my kid is going, I've taken classes and my DH went back to school. So, please do not generalize when you do not know what you are talking about. You can read all you want but, if you haven't experienced it than you have little to contribute.

I'm not arguing with you. Just injecting into the conversation the state of community colleges. If it worked out for you and your kid that's great. It doesn't work out for many, many students.

So? What's your point? The typical 4-year-college doesn't work out for "many, many students" either- that doesn't mean it's a bad idea to go to a four year college...

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" My son is a junior in high school and a freshman in college!" ( He is taking classes at the community college.)

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Community college hurts more people than it helps via debt, time sink, and dropouts before acquiring any credential. Overall a gross misuse of human capital.

Only parents with average kids heading to average colleges say undergrad doesn't matter.

High school teens doing "research" is laughable shameless resume fluff 99% of the time.

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So has OP come back to defend his or her statements?


Though not.

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Anonymous wrote:Part-time instructor here. Community college is for society's most desperate. 90% fail out - stoners, GED, strippers, felons - nothing enriching in that environment for teens with above average intellect. Outside of taking easy classes over a summer break, cc is a depressing waste of life.

Now if your kid fails out of a university and you want to teach them a lesson, sure, send them to a local community college so they can see how they had it made before screwing it up.

I am not sure what novel you are writing or The WIRE episode, I went as an adult to change careers to nursing (ADN to now BSN). I met dedicated, driven students as well as professors. Perhaps you should no longer teach there with your lack of regard for the students paying your salary.

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Anonymous wrote:I teach at a community college and for the most part, each kid I teach who has a planned intention of transferring to a 4-year institution is motivated, smart, hardworking, and succeeds in that goal. Screw you to demean that, and screw your judgey jealous comments.

Different poster here. I've actually spent a little time looking at the issue of CCs vs 4-year schools. I'm not actually trying to be insulting to those who choose community colleges but it is a well-known fact that community college as a whole do not have the same quality of offerings as 4-year schools - a problem that community colleges acknowledge. And they have terrible student retention rates. While I agree that community college is an important piece of the higher education puzzle, I would always advise a kid to try and go the 4-year route first. And I think many parents on this forum would do the same.

np. Just to be clear my kid is going to community college so you know where I am coming from. Why does it matter to you what other people choose to do? I've taken classes at the same CC and I have found very good professors along with the not so good. Just like at 'regular" college. It will make zero difference once she graduates from college. After all employers only ask "Where did you GRADUATE, not where you went all four years. And also, kids drop out of Ivy league colleges, state colleges and all sort of schools, not just CC. I find the kids there to be nice, friendly and hard working!

I'm not trying to refute anyone's personal experience with community colleges or insult the student's that go there. I am speaking about CCs as a whole, not specific schools. It has been researched to death and the federal government has put money behind trying to bolster CCs because they are important. Right now the offerings AS A WHOLE are not the same quality as 4-year schools and in some cases kids are better off financially and academically going to a 4-year school. I live in DC and I can tell you right now, there are better 4-year schools that even the worst student can get into and be better off than UDC. It doesn't personally matter to me where people choose, but CCs are not the great equalizer that they should be and CCs know this and are working to fill that void.

Why are you arguing with me if you do not care? I am talking about Montgomery college, not UDC where my kid is going, I've taken classes and my DH went back to school. So, please do not generalize when you do not know what you are talking about. You can read all you want but, if you haven't experienced it than you have little to contribute.

I'm not arguing with you. Just injecting into the conversation the state of community colleges. If it worked out for you and your kid that's great. It doesn't work out for many, many students.

We had a nanny who started out in CC and transferred to a private college. Very few of her credits transferred. She essentially wasted 2 years, which messed up her athletic eligibility, causing her to not have a scholarship for the years she needed to finish and she dropped out.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a nanny who started out in CC and transferred to a private college. Very few of her credits transferred. She essentially wasted 2 years, which messed up her athletic eligibility, causing her to not have a scholarship for the years she needed to finish and she dropped out.

Sounds like she didn't consult the advisors. It's pretty clear that there are remedial courses that won't transfer.

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Anonymous wrote:I teach at a community college and for the most part, each kid I teach who has a planned intention of transferring to a 4-year institution is motivated, smart, hardworking, and succeeds in that goal. Screw you to demean that, and screw your judgey jealous comments.

Different poster here. I've actually spent a little time looking at the issue of CCs vs 4-year schools. I'm not actually trying to be insulting to those who choose community colleges but it is a well-known fact that community college as a whole do not have the same quality of offerings as 4-year schools - a problem that community colleges acknowledge. And they have terrible student retention rates. While I agree that community college is an important piece of the higher education puzzle, I would always advise a kid to try and go the 4-year route first. And I think many parents on this forum would do the same.

np. Just to be clear my kid is going to community college so you know where I am coming from. Why does it matter to you what other people choose to do? I've taken classes at the same CC and I have found very good professors along with the not so good. Just like at 'regular" college. It will make zero difference once she graduates from college. After all employers only ask "Where did you GRADUATE, not where you went all four years. And also, kids drop out of Ivy league colleges, state colleges and all sort of schools, not just CC. I find the kids there to be nice, friendly and hard working!

I'm not trying to refute anyone's personal experience with community colleges or insult the student's that go there. I am speaking about CCs as a whole, not specific schools. It has been researched to death and the federal government has put money behind trying to bolster CCs because they are important. Right now the offerings AS A WHOLE are not the same quality as 4-year schools and in some cases kids are better off financially and academically going to a 4-year school. I live in DC and I can tell you right now, there are better 4-year schools that even the worst student can get into and be better off than UDC. It doesn't personally matter to me where people choose, but CCs are not the great equalizer that they should be and CCs know this and are working to fill that void.

Why are you arguing with me if you do not care? I am talking about Montgomery college, not UDC where my kid is going, I've taken classes and my DH went back to school. So, please do not generalize when you do not know what you are talking about. You can read all you want but, if you haven't experienced it than you have little to contribute.

I'm not arguing with you. Just injecting into the conversation the state of community colleges. If it worked out for you and your kid that's great. It doesn't work out for many, many students.

So? What's your point? The typical 4-year-college doesn't work out for "many, many students" either- that doesn't mean it's a bad idea to go to a four year college...

My POINT is that outcomes for community college students are worse than those who go to 4-year schools. That is a FACT. Sorry if you don't believe it, but community colleges know this is true and are trying to fix it. There is no insult and no need to take it personally. Facts are facts.

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Anonymous wrote:The jealousy and bitterness that OP is expressing is astounding

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Anonymous wrote:I’m lol’ing after reading OP’s post. Enjoy thinking that you know it all.

Hahaha this!!!

First of all, for kids that are paying their own way through school, for instance, starting at a community college and then transferring after two years is a GREAT and very smart plan! Good for them; great foresight and planning, to be commended.

If you plan on attending grad school, the undergrad institution not matreringef IS true. Haha it really is, for the most part. Sorry to disappoint!

Oh god MAJOR MAJOR eye roll if you start telling me your kids' AP (or any other) test scores. Ugh. Immediate red flag that you are not the kind of person I'm interested in hanging out with.

I really don't understand your beef with Emma/her parents, but all I can say is good for her and you obviously feel bitter/jealous for some reason.

Re: I've heard that's a good school....err, huh? I'm guessing they're being polite / making conversation, and you feel so internally inferior that you're reading into tones that aren't there? Doesn't seem like the kind of thing to make anyone laugh out loud, that's for sure.


To answer your question, the things that parents say that would make me...well not laugh out loud, but roll my eyes:
-the need to tell everyone your child's gpa, test scores, etc. You come off as desperate helicopter parent at best
-saying "we" when discussing college admissions ("we're hoping for penn")
-being incapable of discussing anything besides college applications/admissions for the entirety of 1.5 years
-parents who deck themselves out in school gear the moment their kid gets admitted somewhere