Too Much Editing..

Today for English 103 I read Editing and Proofreading. The main point was, obviously, to edit and proofread all of you paper thoroughly. Now, I am all for proofreading something a few times before you turn it over to someone else. They say that you should look at every paragraph and sentence individually and edit it that way. They also say to look at each individual word and make edit that way.
I agree with them in the aspect that you can't turn in second grade writing to an employer and expect to get the job. What I don't really agree with is the fact that they say you should be editing so much. In my opinion and past experiences I think the paper may come out worse if there is too much editing and proofreading done to it. When you first writing something down those are your best points, after editing so much one may find them unnecessary and take them out. That is a major reason why I think over-editing is a problem.
All in all it was a good reading assignment, I just didn't really agree with everything that they had to say. I like to proofread and edit my papers well, but not to the point of terminating the whole writing.

-Caley