I can probably count on one hand how many times I peer edited a person's paper or essay in high school. It wasn't required of us most of the time and I think that's definitely a problem. Students can learn so many things by experience and teaching others. Peer editing is when you receive and/or give a piece of written work for you and your partner to examine and correct. It can be frustrating sometimes for someone else to thoroughly look through what you wrote. I also found it to be quite nerve-wracking. You're naturally worried about what the other person thinks of it.
Peer editing gives the student the chance to become a better writer and to learn from their mistakes. It also gives them a sense of accomplishment and it means more to them when their peers approve and not just their teacher. If you're peer editing, just be honest and open about your opinions on the work. Begin with what they did correctly and then move on to things they may have done wrong.
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