Return the work with a reason

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When a draft falls short, the fastest response may be to repair it yourself. You know the sentence that needs changing, the analysis that is missing, and the structure that would make the whole thing clearer. By evening, the work is better. The person who made it may understand only that you preferred your version. Review is part of the work, but it can also be part of someone’s education. Name the gap and why it matters. Show one example, explain the standard, and return enough of the task for the author to practise the judgment you want them to develop. The next attempt may take longer than your rewrite. It may also be the first attempt they can truly learn from. A strong team is not built from one person quietly correcting everything. It is built when quality becomes something more people can recognise and create. Your feedback should improve today’s draft, but its deeper value is helping tomorrow’s draft need less of you.

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