Is it a sin to help my mother with her homework

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Hello everyone,

My mother is presently in school and is required to write a 10 page essay for Saturday! However, because she’s very busy and also because English is not her first language, the writing of the essay is difficult for her. I told her that I would help her write it, but now I am worried if maybe this is cheating and is a sin.

Would it be a sin to help my mother write the essay? Is there a point when this becomes a sin?

Thank you! 🙂
 
It becomes a sin when you are no longer writing what you mother says but what you think + belive.
 
I think it would be a sin NOT to help your mother. She’s obviously a busy woman and can’t write English as well as you can. If you end up writing it for her and she takes the credit, well, that is plagiarism. She needs to do her own work, but there is no reason why you can’t help her.
 
There is a difference between helping her, and doing for her. Showing her errors, and suggestions with ways to improve is a great thing for her.
 
It would most certainly not be a sin for you to assist her. In fact it would be a great act of charity and a way to demonstrate your love for her.
 
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Mycroft:
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What???

Help her, it is an act of kindness. Just don’t write it for her, help her as you said.
 
Ok, I’m gonna put up the stone-cold objective lens:

Is it for a class to help her learn English? If so, I don’t think you’d actually be helping her by writing it. I think it would be cheating if the instructor specifically said that she could not receive outside help and she would be turning it in implying she got no help. That being said…

(taking down the lens).

I’d definitely help my mom if I was in your situation! 😃
 
As a parent in the reverse situation - it’s always a hard call to decide when “helping” is “doing”. I suppose because I’m a teacher, I tend to err on the side of letting my own children figure it on their own - a tendency that drives them mad!!!

Science fair projects were due today (argh!!! - & I teach science too!). Anyone who sees my son’s will know for sure that he didn’t get much help from me. 😃

But yes, you should definitely help your mom. But know this - helping is much harder than doing.
Kris
 
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a TEN-page essay? hermione, HELP HER!!!
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I agree.

When I was in middle school I would always wait until the night before and my mom would get mad. But that didnt mean that she let me slide, she would stay up and pretty much dictate to me what to say. The difference in grade I would get really showed.

A lot of school stuff nowdays is nothing more than a waste of time and work for the sake of work not to learn. Whats the 10 pages about?

(If you run out of time there are lots of places online where you can buy a school paper already written. I havent tried it, so Im not sure of the quality of writing. It would take the guilt off of you and make it your mom’s choice though.)
 
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Hermione:
Hello everyone,

My mother is presently in school and is required to write a 10 page essay for Saturday! However, because she’s very busy and also because English is not her first language, the writing of the essay is difficult for her. I told her that I would help her write it, but now I am worried if maybe this is cheating and is a sin.

Would it be a sin to help my mother write the essay? Is there a point when this becomes a sin?

Thank you! 🙂
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I would say it is fine as long as you are just helping and not doing it all by yourself.
 
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