Comments on: Two College Presidents Beg Parents to Hover Over Their Snowflakes…In a New Way

By: Leon Wolfeson

Leon Wolfeson — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:08:38 +0000

@4 – Yes, having had parents who put a lot of pressure on me…

(Ironically, I *have* ended up teaching, many years later, via work in Universities and now adult education)

By: central texas

central texas — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:30:53 +0000

I believe one of the underlying premises of the helicopter set is to ensure that their progeny are identical copies of their own fears, prejudices, preferences, and ambitions. For that reason, I doubt that the helicopters will display much interest in losing control of their precious clones’ to wider interests, greater tolerance, expanded knowledge and choices about the future.

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:24:14 +0000

I won’t be funding university educations for my sons until they have demonstrated a significant degree of self-motivation and personal responsibility. If they have not reached this level of self-reliant maturity by the time they finish high school, then I judge that some seasoning in the real world will be in order.

By: johnl

johnl — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:02:08 +0000

Good idea, for preschool.

By: William Anderson

William Anderson — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:24:17 +0000

Believe me, I think the man’s advice is well-taken! As the director of our university’s MBA program, I can say that there are times when people need to understand that some personal independence is a good thing. Helicopter parenting does not cut it, period!