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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, this is way too much, especially if you're considering tracking individual assignments and logging into your kid's portal! If you're paying for their college, I do think that gives you the right to ask about final grades though.[/quote]

Well, if they're not doing the practice sets you can be pretty damn sure they're going to bomb midterms. Wouldn't you rather address that NOW before they fail a few courses first semester? Or if they're getting crummy p-set scores in math or stats, you could encourage a tutor.[/quote]

[b]As the mom of college grads, I'm astounded by this. They are adults. Are you planning to follow them to work to make sure they are keeping up?[/quote][/b]

Oh come on. College students aren't "real" adults. You are paying for their colllege and most likely their living expenses. It's ridiculous to compare monitoring your college student's grades with following them to work. [/quote]

Not that pp.  But by the time they go off to college they really do need to do this stuff for themselves.  You have absolutely zero control over whether or not they are doing their homework, going to study group, taking advantage of the tutoring center and/or professor's office hours.  They are either self motivated to do this or they are not.

You sitting at home monitoring their grades and [b]nagging them afar will accomplish nothing.[/b]  I personally think that asking them about semester grades is o.k., as is asking them how they like their major and what their schedule is.  [/quote]  At no point did s/he say that any nagging was being done.  You are projecting.  Only a fool waits until their kid flunks out to realize they just tossed $30K. $50K $70K or more for the year out the window.  I am amazed at all the parents who micromanage every move of their children who sudden say hands off when they go to college -- as if that suddenly makes them mature adults.[/quote]

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