Very good. If the author helicopter-parents like that, the son will never learn the consequences of not studying. This doesn't even consider the possibility that the son may not need to study, already having known the material. It fails the account for the growing independence that children need.
This would continue a tradition of using technology to enforce parents' will when the parents are not even present. This is harmful to the child.[0]
It would be better for the parent to not do anything UNTIL the son does not due well on the test. This lets the son decide how much extra preparation he needs.
I'm sorry to read that. Looks like it's good that Apple didn't build that yet.
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