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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are we really having this conversation without once mentioning FERPA?[/quote]

FERPA rules for college are as such, " The student owns his or her own records once they start college, or they turn 18, whichever comes first". I teach this at a Community College. I also do not speak to parents. Once a student hits college, they are adults, and need to learn how to handle situations that may cause them to be uncomfortable, or have to deal with face to face conflict, something that technology has made them extremely poor at. I see students coming into my classroom that are so maturity wise, and emotionally not prepared for college, it is so sad. These students today cannot tolerate discussing controversial topics, they become "triggered" and you have to not only warn them, but you have to give them an alternate place to sit during the discussion on that topic, and not in the classroom. I have taught classes on line during COVID. I watched students shop during class, fall asleep in their beds during class, leave class to go to an appointment and come back. I have been asked for a student to take their final exam 3 weeks after class was finished, because she had forgotten to take it, and then the parent complained to the dean because I wouldn't let her take the final. Thank goodness he was supportive.These are the kind of students that are graduating from our High Schools. [/quote]

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