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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I generally agree with the points, just not the tone.

I have a comment about the syllabus, though. Most high school kids have never seen a detailed college syllabus. They don't exist at the high school level. 
My freshman called me one night to report her shock that her professors had the entire semester's content and schedule in one document. She was surprised that they don't just give out the next topic or test date in class a week or so in advance, as teachers had done at every level of her prior schooling. [/quote]
Really?

Even in my Midwest high school in the 1990’s we had class syllabus (granted it wasn’t as detailed as college ones but we had the topics and dates of assignments/tests outlined.

Your kid must have really not been paying attention. [/quote]
Our teen's HS certainly doesn't publish a full semester, detailed syllabus with dates.  Are you maybe generalizing on your experience with a single (non-local) high school 30 years ago?  [/quote]

People. You're missing the forest for the trees! It's not really about the syllabus. It's about being proactive and resourceful! If you need information, FIRST try to figure it out for yourself, whether that's by reviewing the syllabus or an internet search or whatever. If you cannot find the information after a good faith effort, THEN go ask the appropriate person whatever question you have.

So your kid isn't familiar with a syllabus. Fine. But why wouldn't a student review first whatever their teacher or prof gave them to determine if the material contains the information they need? That's one of the points OP was making. Be resourceful! Be proactive! Do as much as you can to figure it out for yourself before going to the prof. And this concept has to start when kids are young, which is why it's on parents. You cannot expect an 18 year old to suddenly be independent and resourceful if you never required them to figure things out for themselves growing up.[/quote]

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