Anonymous wrote:No wonder we get posts on here from college professors saying that their students don't know how to write.

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Anonymous wrote:I wrote my older son’s essays with the results being admission into an engineering program with a ton of merit aid. I am purposely not even editing my younger son’s essays because I don’t want him getting into a private school far away. I’d rather he attend a public university close to home what with the unrest that is sure to happen next election year. I guess you could say I’m sabotaging his chances, but he hasn’t even asked me for help. That’s how clueless some boys are about the college process. Their gender also suffers from a surfeit of confidence.

Are you actually insane?

Anonymous wrote:I wrote my older son’s essays with the results being admission into an engineering program with a ton of merit aid. I am purposely not even editing my younger son’s essays because I don’t want him getting into a private school far away. I’d rather he attend a public university close to home what with the unrest that is sure to happen next election year. I guess you could say I’m sabotaging his chances, but he hasn’t even asked me for help. That’s how clueless some boys are about the college process. Their gender also suffers from a surfeit of confidence.

Anonymous wrote:I think the writing curriculum has changed in unhelpful ways since I was a kid. Too much focus on what is called "small moments" writing and journaling. It's meant to encourage kids by offering relatable, personal topics. But my kids hate that kind of writing. I also think teachers have been trained to grade differently. They are sparing with red ink now. So kids don't learn what typical patterns of mistakes they make. And grammar training is dead just like any formal handwriting training beyond just making letters that can be read.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote my older son’s essays with the results being admission into an engineering program with a ton of merit aid. I am purposely not even editing my younger son’s essays because I don’t want him getting into a private school far away. I’d rather he attend a public university close to home what with the unrest that is sure to happen next election year. I guess you could say I’m sabotaging his chances, but he hasn’t even asked me for help. That’s how clueless some boys are about the college process. Their gender also suffers from a surfeit of confidence.

Are you actually insane?

Anonymous wrote:None. Kid had help from his English teacher and allowed us to edit for grammer. The rest was 100% his voice.

Anonymous wrote:Just me and English teacher. Neither interfered with voice. Mostly gave feedback on what didn't work: expand here, be more specific there, finish that thought, what's with the 1 sentence paragraphs? Also, to say "this sounds cheesy " or "this is really generic." I also helped with brainstorming.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote my older son’s essays with the results being admission into an engineering program with a ton of merit aid. I am purposely not even editing my younger son’s essays because I don’t want him getting into a private school far away. I’d rather he attend a public university close to home what with the unrest that is sure to happen next election year. I guess you could say I’m sabotaging his chances, but he hasn’t even asked me for help. That’s how clueless some boys are about the college process. Their gender also suffers from a surfeit of confidence.

Are you actually insane?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wrote my older son’s essays with the results being admission into an engineering program with a ton of merit aid. I am purposely not even editing my younger son’s essays because I don’t want him getting into a private school far away. I’d rather he attend a public university close to home what with the unrest that is sure to happen next election year. I guess you could say I’m sabotaging his chances, but he hasn’t even asked me for help. That’s how clueless some boys are about the college process. Their gender also suffers from a surfeit of confidence.

Are you actually insane?

Anonymous wrote:I wrote my older son’s essays with the results being admission into an engineering program with a ton of merit aid. I am purposely not even editing my younger son’s essays because I don’t want him getting into a private school far away. I’d rather he attend a public university close to home what with the unrest that is sure to happen next election year. I guess you could say I’m sabotaging his chances, but he hasn’t even asked me for help. That’s how clueless some boys are about the college process. Their gender also suffers from a surfeit of confidence.

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Anonymous wrote:No wonder we get posts on here from college professors saying that their students don't know how to write.

I work in an area that is writing-dominated. We have an entire team that helps with editing. We are all good writers, but our end product needs to be error-free. My son's college classes include peer reviews and edits. It's a natural part of the writing process. Same for college essays. Having someone provide feed does not hinder the ability to write.