Proofreading for college-aged kid?

apprenticeprof
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:41:41 +0000

I don’t see proofreading for minor edits as an ethical issue, but just as a matter of practicality and independence, I don’t think any adult (barring ESL or LD issues) should need a proofreader for every assignment or project. Most of the time the consequences of a couple of typos or a repeated word or two aren’t so dire anyway, so reserve the outside proofreader for the most important cases, and otherwise just get in the habit of rereading your own work. Sure, if your job is creating brochures for the public, you’ll probably always want a second set of eyes to look over the final copy, but if it is a matter of college papers and ordinary business communications, it shouldn’t be a routine thing.

If you’re going to have someone proofread the occasional paper or work assignment, it might as well be your parents as anyone else.