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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are students better prepared for college now than 10-15 years ago?[/quote]

No, nor do they have the same emotional maturity as students who attended even 10 years ago.

Students, even freshmen, entering 10 years ago acted and presented themselves, for the most part, as adults.  Now, it is not at all uncommon to get a phone call or email from a parent of a student.  Instead of dealing with issues on their own, they quickly reach out to their parents for assistance.

I now always have an 'out of office' message on my email that says I'll respond in 24 hours and have a little message about not being able to disclose student information to parents.  That's how many parent emails I receive through the week.  I've even had parents get mad at me and contact the dean of my department, who always sides with professors.  [/quote]

+1 In addition to the emails, I had a parent attend a class unannounced to determine the quality of teaching. I had another parent attend a group advising session for new majors. At first, I thought she was a non-traditional student. She wanted to pick classes, see syllabi and demanded that her son enroll in classes during specific days/times. I had to ask her to stop interrupting and allow her child to speak on his own. I felt sorry for the young man-- and he didn't need accommodations. I had a few autistic students bring their parents to individual advising meetings, which I don't think is a problem. [/quote]

These issues, while annoying, don't speak directly to academic preparedness.[/quote]
Not directly, but in my experience, a student who does not have the ability complete relatively simple tasks such as picking out their classes, managing their schedule, understanding a syllabus and what it is asking of them, etc. without a parent present are generally not prepared for the much higher-level demands of college-level academics. [/quote]

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