<p>Parents who edit their kids’ college papers may not be doing them any favors. As a professor, I’ve heard from several students that their essays are flawless because their parents told them so. Um, no. Often, ignorant well-meaning relatives will actually introduce errors into a student document. </p>
<p>If a student needs help with editing and proofreading, the place to go is the campus writing center, not Mom and Dad.</p>