> BTW, when they rewrote the papers the work was the
 > neatest I've seen either child produce yet! I guess it comes down to
 > children will do  what they are allowed to do. 
Bingo: parents and teachers need to set limits of what is acceptable - this 
applies to work output as well as to behavior.
I made one of my daughters redo her homework paper because she erased too 
much. Tho I quickly became "the meanest Mommy in the world", it was done and 
the teacher probably appreciated that readable paper more than the mess my 
daughter was planning to turn in.
                                 -donna
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