Parents and College Grades

Parent Cafe
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<p>Interesting thread on the chronicle of higher education’s website about professors dealing with parental complaints…
<a href=“http://chronicle.com/forums/careers/read.php?f=4&i=18659&t=18659&v=f[/url]”>http://chronicle.com/forums/careers/read.php?f=4&i=18659&t=18659&v=f&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is the most unfathomable thing I have ever read. </p>

<p>The entire notion of that somehow my son would not be accountable for his own success or failure is mind boggling. </p>

<p>Where do these parents get off?</p>

<p>My son competed like a madman to get into a place where 1600 /4.0+ kids are sometimes struggling to get C’s and relieved when they do. </p>

<p>From the first day at the Academy one learns they are accountable for their own success. The only acceptable response to failure is “No Excuse, Sir/Ma’am!” </p>

<p>These parents are doing a huge disservice to their kids. If their kids haven’t learned accountability by now, its time they do.</p>