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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Buy anything you can in an electronic version, even if it’s a rental. Wait until school because books are often late to arrive, not unusual to start the classes with a few things missing. Get your kid started on electronic note taking. The Iclicker is used for attendance and answering in-class questions. The single most important thing you can do is stress that your student look at the syllabus and class page of each class. Most professors will forgive him almost anything if he attends class and writes a formal email when he messes up.[/quote]

Crazily off-base for some schools and kids.  DC’s t10 school is vehement anti-ebook.  Some courses don’t allow laptops in the the classroom.  No “Iclicker” in use.  And lots of profs don’t care much about lecture attendance — but those who do won’t be impressed by formal emails.

It *is* a good idea to read the syllabus and to be aware of what online resources/modes of communication are being used, as well as to note when the prof has office hours.  The single most important thing to stress is (if there is one), is “seek help early and often if you are lost or even think you might need it.” Classes go by fast, assessments may be few and far between, and (unlike HS) no one is routinely checking in to see if you are doing the work and understanding it (or giving you feedback re how well you are doing).  Waiting too long in the hope that it’ll get easier or you’ll understand it better is a recipe for disaster in many courses.[/quote]

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