<p>I am a college prof. and even though I don’t tell the parents, my colleagues and I HATE when parents do the stuff their daughters or sons should be doing. I do have a lower first impression of a student when mom or dad do stuff for them such as scheduling something (the worse is when parents ask for grade changes in a test. Happens every semester and as a matter of principle I NEVER revise a grade if the student has mom call me, instead of coming to my office or e-mail me. But, I digress.)</p>
<p>I realize it’s hard to use a cell phone in class, but it’s not rocket science to set an appointment. Set an e-mail account and use that for the appointments. Most people prefer e-mail to phone anyway, and the e-mail can be sent anytime of the day.</p>