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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friends husband would drive 2 hours each way to help his son with his economics homework. Unbelievable.  He did this drive many times specifically to do/help with the economics homework.[/quote]
I think that is really sweet and helpful. He got to spend time with his son and they probably had dinner as well. Plus, if dad knew it and son needed help, why is this that different than paying for a tutor or going to tutoring center? Plus if you are paying all that money for tuition, why not help kid understand the material. Maybe his kid had a LD that you don't know about?[/quote]

No sorry. I am NOT one to chime in calling others helicopter parents. And I like to talk my daughter's classes over before she registers (since I am a professor and sometimes see problems with the mix for a given semester, but I tell her that in the end it will be her choice)...

BUT a parent driving for hours to help with homework is not a "sweet" move.  His son has to learn to trouble shoot himself. Get up the courage to go to office hours, meet with the TA, visit the writing center, whatever. He has to wean himself from having his parents solve his life issues.[/quote]

My dd's sophomore year hs English teacher told the class that she wrote all of her son's college papers. He graduated from a top engineering program. [/quote]

My brother-in-law got various female students to write many of his college papers.  He was an engineering major as well.  He still can't write worth sh**, but seems to be a freakin' good engineer.[/quote]

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