Helicopter Parents in… the Workplace!

And I thought Helicopter Parents were only a problem in schools!  Looks like they’re starting to invade the workplace. Check out this piece on the NPR web site:

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/06/146464665/helicopter-parents-hover-in-the-workplace

I mean, wouldn’t you celebrate the fact that they’re out of the house?

Onward,  Malcolm

About the Author

Not only is Malcolm Gauld the President of the Hyde Schools, he is also a "client" - a member of the class of 1972 and the father of two graduates..... During the past thirty years Malcolm has served Hyde as history teacher, coach of men's and women's championship teams, and administrator - including twelve years as headmaster at Hyde’s Bath, Maine campus. He became the president of Hyde Schools in 1998..... Malcolm is the author of College Success Guranteed - 5 Rules To Make It Happen (Rowman, Littlefield - 2011), a guide for beginning college students. He and his wife Laura, head of school at Hyde-Woodstock, are the authors of The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have – The Hyde School Program for Character-based Education and Parenting (Scribner, 2002)..... He received his B.A. at Bowdoin College and his Masters at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. In 1995, he was a Klingenstein Fellow at Teachers College, Columbia University..... A life-long athlete, Gauld continues to play lacrosse and basketball, has completed several marathons, and is an avid surfer. He is passionate about music, especially rock, jazz and blues. He and Laura have been married over 30 years and have three children: Mahalia '08, Scout '10, and Harrison.

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