Before reading Straub's essay, I didn't think much about revising. The thought of revising another student's paper is different. When I was asked to revise a student's paper in high school, I thought whatever no one will really care what I think. I didn't think that me pointing out another student's errors in paper would really benefit them. If anything I thought that the student would think that I was just being picky and if anything think I was a total d-bag. Now that I have read Straub's essay my opinion has changed. If someone asks me to look over their paper, I'm not going to try and tell them what they want to hear, but I am going to tell them what they asked of me. I learned that when responding to peers I shouldn't sound so critical, but I should sound more like a colleague. When commenting I should be specific and write out full sentences instead of abbreviating. I now know that detail is better. I should always be ready to expect more from the writer. I should try and write just as many good things about the paper, as critical things.