<p>We will be attending parents weekend . My son is pretty adamant that he does not want us to attend his classes on Friday. He seems to think that not a lot of parents do this. Just curious to see if any parents have attended this potion of the weekend, any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.</p>
<p>We only had one year where our son had classes on Fridays. My wife and I attended two of the classes. One had lots of parents, the other had very few. Everyone, including fellow students, faculty, and administrators understood why the parents were there.</p>
<p>Our son had asked us if we were interested in attending.<br>
If he didn’t want us to attend, it would have been very disappointing, and I suspect our only choice would have been to quietly accept it.</p>
<p>My parents attended one of my classes my freshman year. There were 3 or 4 other parents in there. Believe me, nobody was uncomfortable – students, prof, parents. Of course, if I was still in *high school *I would have been mortified to have my parents come. But I (and your son) are in college, so IMO it’s time to get past that syndrome of having to be dropped off down the street from the mall so your friends don’t see you in the presence of your parents. And besides, you’re the one paying for it… you should be allowed to take a peek.</p>
<p>/ Apologies for my sarcasm, but I wanted to make the point.</p>
<p>My D’s first year, she too was mortified at the thought of the 'rents attending class; the unknown can be powerful inhibitor. (So, I did not push the issue.) But then she saw other parents in her Frosh classes and that it was not a big deal of embarrassment. Now as a Junior, I am not only expected sit in on the lectures, but also to come visit her lab. (Hopefully, I won’t have to solve for the ‘unknown’.)</p>
<p>One thing to tell your S is that BC is more family-friendly that other colleges, beach. My oldest attended another college and they kept parents far away from actual classes. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. I will see what he thinks as the weekend approaches.</p>
<p>I’ve been in classes where parents were present. Could never recall an awkward moment ever. In fact, I feel as if the presence of parents helped bring down some of the boredom I felt in my Math for Management class a year ago…</p>