<p>"“Most students are not children”.</p>
<p>I disagree. My child will always be my child. If I refer to him as such, it’s not intended in a demeaning way–simply a statement of fact. You should cut me a little slack on this use of the word–it’s perfectly acceptable."</p>
<p>So you think the university should be sending you grade reports about your 35-year-old child…hmmm.</p>
<p>Well, to each her own…</p>
<p>“I think at most schools, it would be logical to assume that most students–at least most freshmen–are still dependents for tax purposes.”</p>
<p>Most students - including most freshman nationwide - are NOT dependents for tax purposes, including the vast majority of those discharged from military service. These are no longer “non-traditional” students. Statistically, the 18-year-olds are the exceptions.</p>
<p>But I do think it is true that many parents don’t have as trusting a relationship with their “children” as they would like. I think that is sad (even if the “child” IS 35), but I hardly think it is role of the university to assist them in making up for that deficiency.</p>