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Parents who bring their young children into college classes

Jerry said:
In my case, I need a distraction to be able to focus. I draw random doodles or play a mindless game like tetris or some such. Helping keep a child under controle by bouncing/holding/rocking them would actualy help me pay more attention.

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OK. So start and develop a program about parents w/kids in college classrooms for folks like you that need that. I am serious.

But please do not subject the little ones (esp when sick) to those that are just trying to get an education. It is very disrespectful, unfair and unhealthy.
 
Jerry said:
I have 2 small children, the secrit is Benadril. Works on long bus rides, flights, meetings of any sort, bringing your child to work, and yes, bringing your child to class. It also happens to help with the ilness itself.
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OMG! I hope you are kidding! You would drug your child to make them sleepy to go to a class? :(
 
Kali said:
Compassion is staying home while sick and not bringing kids into an ADULT college classroom.
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When you're not the one with the child, when you're just another ass in a seat, compassion is reasonably helping that parent.

Kali said:
Most folks would not wish to spread the germs of their little kids around so that everyone else has a risk of getting it and while I know in college sometimes folks go to class sick?
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As a carpenter, I'm in and out of people's homes all the time, spreading germs and having germs spread to me. Buy some medicin and move on with life.

Kali said:
It is really best to stay home if you are feeling really bad because nobody else needs your damn sick germs!
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If you don't get them from the sick child in your class dyrectly, you will get them from your child when they come home from school, or when a contractor works in your home, or when you go to the store and someone sneezes anywhere near you.

**** happens. Deal with it.
 
So you drug your kids so they go to sleep.
Gotcha. :roll:
 
Kal'Stang said:
And what you two forget is that the parent is paying the same tuition as you two. What makes your need/want for an education more special than hers?
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Unless the tuition inculdes free daycare? NO KIDS should be in classrooms. And if daycare and childcare is included? The nice little ones should not be inside the classrooms. I get sometimes that emergencies happen but you do what everyone else in the world does: deal and figure out who is gonna keep the child. It should not be a college room.
 
Risky Thicket said:
Talk to the prof or talk to the dean. You do have the power in this situation as you paid tuition and children in the classroom are not conducive to learning. I can promise you the prof doesn't like it either and he or she may have already told the parent that it cannot happen again. No matter, having worked at a university I can absolutely assure you that it won't take more then one or two chats with the appropriate people and the problem will be resolved.
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If you've worked at a university, then you know that many actually do specify who can be in a classroom/prohibit those who aren't enrolled students from being there.

And there's really no excuse selfishly disrupting the learning of others, not when there's e-mail. Lots of profs post their main lecture notes on ECampus too. No excuse.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
I understand, but eventually, you're going to get the "I'm a parent, you have to deal with my loud, obnoxious child, don't complain."
Work in retail, especially with a toy section, these parents blow.
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The solution is to smile at them and say "Do you really want me to deal with your loud, obnoxious child?"

Probably lose the job-- I always did-- but I'm willing to bet they thought about it a little.
 
Kal'Stang said:
Oh yay! You had a spouse. Do all parents have one?

You not bringing your kid doesn't make you special. It just makes you lucky to have someone that was able to help all the time.
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You are not some special snowflake or unicorn teardrop to where folks should have to put up with your dragging in your little brats into college classrooms. It is not up to anyone but YOU to make sure your kids are taking care of and it is up to you not to get butt hurt that some do not want your little brats up in their classrooms that they are paying way toooo damn much for!
 
Kali said:
Unless the tuition inculdes free daycare? NO KIDS should be in classrooms. And if daycare and childcare is included? The nice little ones should not be inside the classrooms. I get sometimes that emergencies happen but you do what everyone else in the world does: deal and figure out who is gonna keep the child. It should not be a college room.
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Daycare = having someone else watch the kids. Since that is not happening your "analogy" is off base.
 
Kali said:
You are not some special snowflake or unicorn teardrop to where folks should have to put up with your dragging in your little brats into college classrooms. It is not up to anyone but YOU to make sure your kids are taking care of and it is up to you not to get butt hurt that some do not want your little brats up in their classrooms that they are paying way toooo damn much for!
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I deal with you Kali, that should be more than enough evidence that I have enough consideration to put up with rude people, much less parents that have no choice but to bring their kid to class.
 
Kal'Stang said:
This is rich. You're talking about being considerate of other people and yet you can't bring yourself to be considerate enough to tolerate a child in a classroom because the parent had no other choice?

Pot meet Kettle.
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And you cannot be considerate of a teen that was posting on FB to her own friends. Yeah: Pot meet Kettle:roll:
 
Kali said:
And you cannot be considerate of a teen that was posting on FB to her own friends. Yeah: Pot meet Kettle:roll:
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Two completely different scenario's. Now this isn't the first post that you have referenced that thread towards me. Try to stay on topic k?
 
Kali said:
Unless the tuition inculdes free daycare? NO KIDS should be in classrooms. And if daycare and childcare is included? The nice little ones should not be inside the classrooms. I get sometimes that emergencies happen but you do what everyone else in the world does: deal and figure out who is gonna keep the child. It should not be a college room.
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I am a part time college instructor and I enjoy it when adult students bring children. I think having babies in the class would be too distracting, but when we have kids there they can learn too and we can ask them for examples etc... and get a different view on things.:peace
 
Kali said:
OMG! I hope you are kidding! You would drug your child to make them sleepy to go to a class? :(
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Their pediatrician gave me the suggestion.

On the rare occasion I give them benadril to go to bed, like when I'm getting them on a sleep cycle for the upcoming school year. Sometimes I give them a little MtDew in the morning both as a motivator to get moving and to actually help them with a poor attitude.

Yes, if I was in a pinch I would absolutely give my children benadril so that they wouldn't disrupt any class I had to attend.
 
Kali said:
No! This is not Teen Mom2 you stupid parents! Do not bring your kids with you to college, job interviews or court:no::scared:
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I'm bringing my children to my next hearing, and not just because the judge ordered them to phisicaly appear before him.
 
taxigirl said:
I am a part time college instructor and I enjoy it when adult students bring children. I think having babies in the class would be too distracting, but when we have kids there they can learn too and we can ask them for examples etc... and get a different view on things.:peace
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Story time?
 
Jerry said:
Story time?
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I teach pubilc speaking so we discuss a lot of different topics. A lot of audience analysis and kids can give a unique view on what different people may think about a variety of things. It's fun.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
I don't care if a parent brings along an older kid (teen/pre teen - etc) - but younger children, 1 year, 2 year etc.

Is it appropriate to bring these young children into a college classroom to attend class with the parent? Is it appropriate for the teacher to ask that the parents leave if they bring their child to class? Is it appropriate for other students to ask the parents to leave if they bring their child to class?

I'm asking because today I went into my physical geology class - took a seat - only to hear nothing but the chatter of a small 2 year old who was sitting next to her mother during class a few rows up. I just got up to leave and told her (my instructor) that I didn't feel like putting up with someone else's 2 year old throwing a fit and begging ot go to the bathroom while I'm taking notes, asking questions and trying to listen.
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It is not appropriate for a parent to bring any kid to class,especially parents today that do not believe in disciplining their children. Its totally inconsiderate to everyone else there.Its like parents who knowingly bring undisciplined children to restaurants and movie theaters and **** up everyone else's good time. Hopefully you complained to the dean,school head and whoever else.School is too expensive for it to be ruined by a parent with no consideration for others trying to get an education.
 
Kal'Stang said:
How many days of a class can you miss before the Prof just fails you? Yeah...some people can't afford to miss anymore days.
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Good question. it's infinite RE this one class - just doesn't care. It's your grade.

And even if it mattered - would it make a difference? The college I attend before this one had strict policies about attendance (couldn't miss 6 classes) and strict written rules against bringing children into the classroom.

Therefor: those professors were understanding and I never used up all my 6 but if I did they wouldn't have dropped be from the course.

So your effort to make me feel bad for this mother or make me feel bad for not wanting to attend school with toddlers - isn't working. There's no excuse for it. It's blatant disrespect to all students, the professor and even the child.

It's selfishness on behalf of the parent.
 
Kali said:
OK. So start and develop a program about parents w/kids in college classrooms for folks like you that need that. I am serious.
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I'm in construction, not education, so someone else will have to take up that endeavor.
 
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Harry Guerrilla said:
Meh, I guess my expectations of other people are too high.
I try to live by the golden rule, not the mean version.

Wash my hands obsessively when sick, sneeze in my elbow, try to avoid contact, etc, etc.
Because I don't want others to be sick.
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The problem with treating others as you want to be treated is that not everyone wants to be treated the same way.
 
Kal'Stang said:
I deal with you Kali, that should be more than enough evidence that I have enough consideration to put up with rude people, much less parents that have no choice but to bring their kid to class.
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There's the fatal flaw in your position... they indeed do have a choice. It may not be a warm-and-fuzzy choice, but there is a choice. You act as if there is a penalty of death for missing a class. And if they've missed too many classes for the semester, that's where "life happens"... for them, not for everybody else. At that point it is obvious that they aren't ready to take classes yet.


taxigirl said:
I am a part time college instructor and I enjoy it when adult students bring children. I think having babies in the class would be too distracting, but when we have kids there they can learn too and we can ask them for examples etc... and get a different view on things.:peace
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I would be so unimpressed with such an instructor.
 
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