Ian McEwan's son gets a C+ on essay about his dad's book

There's something intrinsically unfair about getting parents to help kids with their homework.

Homework is, after all, assigned to teach kids, not test parents.

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So imagine the unfairness of a high school student getting help from the author of the class's assigned text.

Greg McEwan had to write an essay about Enduring Love, a novel written by none other than his father Ian.

Ian McEwan is one of Britain's more acclaimed living authors, the writer of Atonement and Amsterdam.

"I confess I did give him a tutorial and told him what he should consider," Ian confessed to the Daily Mail.

"Compelled to read his dad's book – imagine. Poor guy."

But get this. The teacher "disagreed fundamentally" with the younger McEwan's essay and gave him a C+.

Which raises the question of the validity of literary criticism and high school English.

Although maybe this was just a suitable punishment for someone who, frankly, took advantage of his familial ties to take an easy way out of an assignment.

Next time form your own opinions, Greg.