Do people actually do this?

What I don’t understand is why all of you people in a panic care so much what another family is doing. Seriously. Who made you judge of what kid is ready for college. Focus on your own kids and don’t use what you have down to denigrate others.

I get it, if an employee’s parent was calling me about their work that would be ridiculous and mockable. That is not what this is about.

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Anonymous wrote:A neighbor said her sister was “abandoning” her college kid because she did not know anything about the classes. You don’t need to! I don’t even know my kid’s schedule!

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Anonymous wrote:Parents! You do NOT need access or even possess your child’s class syllabus!! Please-they need to manage it!

Why do you care. I don't disagree with you but it doesn't harm me nor is it any of my business what other parents do.

I stopped having my kids’ canvas/syllabus in middle school. Seriously never looked.

Senior and sophomore boys. A students. Big thanks to three elementary school principal thought taught organizational skills, independence, etc,

They are now at a private boys high school that will only accept student communications except in dire situations.

You don't seem to realize that you didn't look because they are A students. If they were getting Cs and Ds, you would have to look.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents! You do NOT need access or even possess your child’s class syllabus!! Please-they need to manage it!

Is this really a thing? Do these parents actually want their DC to fail at life?? My God.

Tell us your experience with your learning-challenged college student.

You have no idea what you are asking, nor is it your business.

Oh, please. It’s obvious that poster is mouthing off - double question marks! “Fail at life”! “My God”! She is ignorant about parenting kids in college who have LDs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A neighbor said her sister was “abandoning” her college kid because she did not know anything about the classes. You don’t need to! I don’t even know my kid’s schedule!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents! You do NOT need access or even possess your child’s class syllabus!! Please-they need to manage it!

Why do you care. I don't disagree with you but it doesn't harm me nor is it any of my business what other parents do.

I stopped having my kids’ canvas/syllabus in middle school. Seriously never looked.

Senior and sophomore boys. A students. Big thanks to three elementary school principal thought taught organizational skills, independence, etc,

They are now at a private boys high school that will only accept student communications except in dire situations.

If they are at a private, that's different as the teachers provide far more support than public. How would they do in a 3000+ student public school where you are own your own if you are struggling or failing and help from teachers is hit or miss?

To everyone responding to the OP, all you are doing is feeding a troll. Why bother? Look back at the first message, then don’t engage and continue this thread. Thanks.

Looking at a syllabus isn’t in itself micromanaging; what that means to one parent isn’t necessarily what it means to another. Course descriptions can at times be uselessly vague but syllabi are more specific. Maybe a parent is genuinely curious about what a course really covers so they can offer suggestions for other things their kid might like, in or out of school, or simply get ideas for book presents. Or maybe they want to read up on a topic themselves to have a more informed conversation about something interesting their child studied over vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:I was in a zoom meeting with my coworker and he was telling me how he was helping his son write an essay paper this weekend. WTF! That’s who we will be working with in 4 years!

Meh I’m successful, own my own business and make seven figures. I still send my writing to my mom for review. Our commercials, for example…even mass client emails where I want her opinion and help on tone. She was an English teacher, but I go to my parents still for a myriad of things. I’m 46. 🤷‍♀️

Speechless.

DP. Why speechless? Do you not understand that at some point the parent/child relationship can become a collaboration between two professionals?

Is mom getting paid?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in a zoom meeting with my coworker and he was telling me how he was helping his son write an essay paper this weekend. WTF! That’s who we will be working with in 4 years!

Meh I’m successful, own my own business and make seven figures. I still send my writing to my mom for review. Our commercials, for example…even mass client emails where I want her opinion and help on tone. She was an English teacher, but I go to my parents still for a myriad of things. I’m 46. 🤷‍♀️

Speechless.

DP. Why speechless? Do you not understand that at some point the parent/child relationship can become a collaboration between two professionals?

I am simply appalled at the level of hand holding and micromanaging. This makes my A students even more impressive. I never realized they were competing against 50-year old experts in their subjects for a place on the bell curve.

^ their

Anonymous wrote:A neighbor said her sister was “abandoning” her college kid because she did not know anything about the classes. You don’t need to! I don’t even know my kid’s schedule!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents! You do NOT need access or even possess your child’s class syllabus!! Please-they need to manage it!

Why do you care. I don't disagree with you but it doesn't harm me nor is it any of my business what other parents do.

I stopped having my kids’ canvas/syllabus in middle school. Seriously never looked.

Senior and sophomore boys. A students. Big thanks to three elementary school principal thought taught organizational skills, independence, etc,

They are now at a private boys high school that will only accept student communications except in dire situations.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in a zoom meeting with my coworker and he was telling me how he was helping his son write an essay paper this weekend. WTF! That’s who we will be working with in 4 years!

Meh I’m successful, own my own business and make seven figures. I still send my writing to my mom for review. Our commercials, for example…even mass client emails where I want her opinion and help on tone. She was an English teacher, but I go to my parents still for a myriad of things. I’m 46. 🤷‍♀️

Speechless.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in a zoom meeting with my coworker and he was telling me how he was helping his son write an essay paper this weekend. WTF! That’s who we will be working with in 4 years!

Meh I’m successful, own my own business and make seven figures. I still send my writing to my mom for review. Our commercials, for example…even mass client emails where I want her opinion and help on tone. She was an English teacher, but I go to my parents still for a myriad of things. I’m 46. 🤷‍♀️

My parents read my papers through grad school and funny thing, it made me a really good writer, when I want to be.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents! You do NOT need access or even possess your child’s class syllabus!! Please-they need to manage it!

Is this really a thing? Do these parents actually want their DC to fail at life?? My God.

Tell us your experience with your learning-challenged college student.

You have no idea what you are asking, nor is it your business.