Parents: Input Would Be Great

Northstarmom
Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:43:38 +0000

I have no problem given advice here to people, iincluding students, but I don’t choose to waste my time with people who pretend to be people whom they aren’t. I’ve wasted too much time on CC forums answering posts by people who ended up being ■■■■■■ who were posting for sport, not out of genuine interest.

If a student wants to get advice from the parents’ forum, fine to post here. They just shouldn’t try to post as a parent. Similarly, if a student wonders what their chances would be if they manage to raise their scores, I’m glad to give advice – if they simply ask that question instead of hiding behind a false “reality.”

Meanwhile, the OP’s statements about being a parent don’t wash with me. The original post sounded very much like a student trying to sound like an adult. All of the other chances posts, too, are written the same way.

Again, I have no problems with a newbie who didn’t know how CC worked. I do have a problem, though, with people who seem to want answers without being truthful about their reasons for posting.

I also think that students who really wanted to know their own chances would have the good sense and ability to create their own screen names, not hide behind some adult’s.