I read the thread, especially the last couple of responses and I had to chuckle. I received a similar comment about my youngest when he was in HS as it related to his writing.
I discussed it with him and he commented the teacher had told him that she wanted him to expand on his answers. It all made sense then, the males in our family aren't the type that use more words than necessary typically. We value brevity. That can be looked upon as "lazy" from as it relates to writing....unless you're an engineer, which both of my sons turned out to be. Engineering professors typically don't appreciate someone going on when they can use brevity.
You might see if this is the case with your child as well.
Last edited by Old Dad; 03/05/18 11:08 AM.
