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Thanks for the sentiment.

Posted by: Rocket123 on Feb 18, 20:38 in response to DTXbro's post That young lady has been granted an honorary Little...

Nobody helped her. She shows me all her work, of course, before submission. I had the red pen out, but in the page and a half, I didn't make a mark for the first page. Any changes I made were minor and only in the last 1/2 page. There are errors in it, gramatically, etc... but my goal is not to do her work for her so she can get 100%. My goal is to have her submit a work of her own doing and grow at her own pace. I just ensure it makes sense. If there is a glaring error in logic, I point it out. She does the re-write. (in this case, there were no logical errors and thus, no real changes needed). It is better for her sense of accomplishment and pride that she honestly knows I did not do her work for her. And it's working too. She thinks for herself and works hard to achieve 100%. If she gets it, it's all her. I already have a job. She is developing skillsets for HER future, not mine.

Thanks for the suggested works. I am going to seriously look into them, as she reads 3+/writes 2 years above her level and needs to know the stuff schools are not ready to teach her. She's self motivated and constantly in search of self-improvement, so those may be just what she needs - and has been waiting for. THANKS!

How the Entertainment Industry is Lacking Creativity...essay/speech by 14 year old girl. Rocket123 Feb 18, 16:30

Your daughter misses going to the movies. Come on Rocket, that's your cue. {nm} JMT-NL Feb 18, 16:50

I know, I feel terrible about it too. I drive by the theatre from time to time to see what is showing and just am not inspired. Rocket123 Feb 18, 20:28

Most impressive. Looking forward to her follow-up essay (tongue firmly in cheek). {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2012 Feb 18, 16:50

Barney Stinson's oldest rule: New is always better! {nm} Austinmh Feb 18, 17:06

She's 14 and she wrote this? Wow. (IM) Paul2k Feb 18, 17:08

I think you and your wife did a good job teaching her to think for herself, Rocket. That essay was extremely well-written. {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Feb 18, 17:23

We encourage free thought in my house. It's the only thing people can't control. What we think is ours alone. "Analytical" is in 'da genes. {nm} Rocket123 Feb 18, 20:43

That young lady has been granted an honorary Little Sistership at Delta House. She describes deftly the reason the Deltas see approximately DTXbro Feb 18, 17:37

Thanks for the sentiment. Rocket123 Feb 18, 20:38

Very impressive! Will you let us know how the speech/essay did , meaning what grade did she receive. You should be very proud! {nm} damenchipguy Feb 18, 17:40

She did a magnificent job. Loved the essay. Now she should write about how it sucks to pay over 10 dollars to see a movie MasterofPinball1983 Feb 18, 18:00