Parenting woes: Helping teenagers with English homework

Hi all,



I've got a bit of a question about, let's just say, "homework assistance". Basically, I was helping my daughter and her friend out with some English homework yesterday. They were brainstorming ideas for an essay they have to write on Pride and Prejudice and they mentioned that some of their friends have been using essay writing services (they showed me this one: http://ift.tt/1roDWzj ) and not actually writing their own essays.



I didn't want to overstep my mark with my daughters friend (you know how touchy some parents can be about another parent giving advice to their kids) and I'm sure a lot has changed since my school days, but what do people think of this kind of service? Have other people handled something like this recently? I couldn't tell how the girls felt about it, they just said it so matter of factly. I'm going to be having a conversation with my kid but wanted to see if other parents had better insight or experience with something like this. Also, should I tell the other parent?



Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Parenting woes: Helping teenagers with English homework