How much help are you providing with the high school application essays?

[Anonymous]

This was our 1st opportunity to really learn how to write. All other writing had been done in class or out of my purview. After reading a few examples, I let them give it their best shot and then I tore it apart and ripped them a new one. They started Moms school of writing and exited a much more confident writer. I'm not exaggerating, they were drafting and editing every weekend from Sept-Dec. It helped that they were applying to multiple schools so they had multiple essay prompts to work on. By the last one, they did 90% of the writing themselves. I have not had to follow up since- their writing is solid and they no longer have "writers block frustration".