Is My Dad Right??

umcp11
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:15:59 +0000

Re: “I think it’s fine if you have your Dad read over your essay for spelling errors/typos/grammar issues.”

“The problem with many folks in doing this is that the student will probably not include some things in the essay if they know that their parent/teacher/friend will be reading it. It’s far different revealing oneself to a stranger than to a person who’s in your life.”

I was saying if she WANTED to do such a thing, it made sense, as long as she made it clear she wasn’t looking for advice on the topic, but rather suggestions for better sentence structure/clarity/etc. It was just in response to many parents flippin’ like, omg, can’t believe you let your Dad read your essay. I mean, so what? My parents definitely read mine-you just have to know where to draw the line ;). And of course if you DO want to include things you wouldn’t feel comfortable showing to your parents, then you WOULDN’T show it to them…thought this was common sense :P