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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can't believe how many of you have not taught kids that their decisions have consequences. And that they will have to live with those consequences (be it an HIV infection, drunk driving crash, etc). In a matter of months they will be on their own.

You are DEFINITELY  not serving them well.

I know you mean well, but this is not a good way to parent. [/quote]

This is OP. I hear ya but one big issue is that my DD thinks it’s a good essay. When I am baffled by how she could think something she wrote so quickly could be good enough, I realize her high school has not served her well in terms of writing quality. Not to take the blame off of her but she has always been a responsible, good student but I’m now questioning the rigor of her classes.

Cajoling and bribing go against every fiber of my being but I think the stakes may be worth it. (Though I don’t know what to bribe her with.) I’ve already tried to persuade her by emphasizing how if she only gets into one or two of her last choice schools she will wish she worked harder on this essay. Her response was, “There’s nothing wrong with it.” I hate to be harsh but it reads like it was dashed off by a middle schooler — though at least it’s not offensive and the grammar is correct. [/quote]

Good writing is so time consuming and hard.  She must read it as off she is a stranger seeing it for first time.    With mine we try  2 different ways to say what she is trying to say and choose the better one.  And so on and so on. Is it better with a new pargraph here or no?  This word or this word.  Is every sentence the same structure?  Is it easy or hard to follow?  Is it redundant?   Uggg.  It is a painful process even for adults.[/quote]

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