dà xué shēng大学生jiā zhǎng家长qún群yǐn引rè yì热议：shì是guān xīn关心hái shì还是jiān kòng监控？
Every year at the end of August, universities welcome the start of a new school term.
Recently, “parent groups for new university students” have become a popular topic online, sparking a great deal of discussion.
Many universities have created WeChat groups for parents, originally to make it easier to send notices and contact parents.
However, some groups now do more than share school notices: they also publish students’ exam scores, whether they were late for class, and even details of their daily lives.
This has made many university students feel dissatisfied.
They say that they are already over eighteen and are adults who need privacy and space to be independent.
If their daily behavior has to be reported to their parents, they feel as if they are being “remotely monitored” and have no freedom.
However, some parents believe that when their children leave home for the first time to study in another city, parents will naturally worry.
They say they join the groups only to learn whether their children are safe, not to control them too much.
In response, official media published a commentary.
The article pointed out that university is a place where young people learn independence, and parent groups should not become tools for monitoring students.
Schools and parents should distinguish between “normal communication” and “excessive management” and respect students’ personal privacy.
The purpose of education is not control, but helping children learn to face the world on their own.
For university students, learning to live independently is an important step in life; for parents, letting go appropriately is also a better form of love.