Jew's and Parenting

In Jewish history class this week I read an article called, Parents need not apply (but they can certainly help). This article discussed the issue of how far parents should go to help their kids in school. The author talked a lot about parents editing their kid’s work and if the parents change the work if it’s still the kids work. Personally, I see no problem with parents editing their kid’s work. Having a parent edit their kids work allows the kids to see the mistakes they are making in their work and be able to avoid that mistake in the future. I believe parents are an excellent resource to use and kids should take full advantage of them. It is important that students learn to be an advocate for them selves and if by getting a parent to edit their work will allow them to do better in school they should take advantage of that. I often get my work edited by my parents but I see it as them picking up on mistakes that I did not catch. Also having a parent edit their child’s work could help broaden the student’s train of thought so that they can create better work. It is also a good sign when a kid asks their parent for help because it shows they know and acknowledge when they need help.  The article never did give an answer it just left the question open for readers to think about.