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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Professor here. No, you should not be choosing your child's  courses, checking their grades or telling them what to major in. You don't  need to know that your daughter is taking comparative religion or queer studies as she works out her own adult value system if you will feel compelled to block these efforts. And no you shouldn't  be "advocating" for your child to have a do over on the final or insisting they didn't  plagiarize when they did. The dad who was so insistent  that the paper wasn't  plagiarized appeared to have written it himself![/quote]

OP here.  [b]You make completely legitimate points[/b], and I greatly appreciate you weighing in.

I guess when I learned about FERPA, I wasn't thinking about trying to intervene in course selection or grades.  It just seems like some kids are not 100 percent mature at age 18, and may still need a bit of coaching/scaffolding from a parent.

But some other person mentioned that there is a waiver. I'll ask my son about it, in case he's willing.  I think he trusts us that we're not going to interfere with his college experience.[/quote]

Yep, professor is right. Not about parents support kids...like most have said there is a waiver, and it's easy to get it signed. The issue is parents not only doing all the things PP pointed out, but also parents calling or emailing, impersonating the student to register them, select their classes for them etc. Not only are they wanting input, they are treating their 18/19 and even grad students like children. The point is to get kids to become less dependent on parents and still make good choices...with all the resources good unis give them. BUT...you would be shocked how many parents are doing these things still for kids at 22 and older....[/quote]

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