One day, at the registrar's office of a college,
I noticed how parents are behaving with their college-age children nowadays.
Obviously students are young adults and can handle registration by themselves,
but their parents completely change the situation.
In a seminar for teaching assistants, I was surprised to hear that parents often go to
their office to complain about marks and assignments their children have got.
What I have seen and heard has left me feeling uncomfortable. Unlike my
parents allowing me to make mistakes in my life, parents of today's college
students seem never to give their children a chance to take charge.