“Sir, – From my experience, the number of lawnmower parents is negligible in the context of the number of students at third level. In approximately 13 years of lecturing, including some years to classes of over 200 students, I have not once been approached or contacted by a parent to enquire about a student’s performance …” (more)
[Declan Jordan, Irish Times, 8 February]
Well said Declan. Remember the article was written by a historian. A “narrative” not research.
Thanks Brian. There is a saying ‘don’t bring an anecdote to a data fight’. I have no problem with historians…
I don’t have a problem with historians either, even though I am a bit mystified by their techniques. However, this particular historian does cause me to regularly raise a sceptical eyebrow when he writes about current affairs.