Now I've heard everything! / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

December 10, 2008 8:19am CST

Looking over the news headlines this morning, I came across this story from Australia... Apparently, teachers are harming their pupils' psyches when they mark their work in red. [b]SYDNEY (Reuters) – Teachers using red pen to mark students' work could be harming their psyche as the color is too aggressive, according to education strategies drafted by an Australian state government. [/b] The rest of the article can be seen here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081209/od_nm/us_school_2

2 responses

ElicBxn

@ElicBxn (64169)

• United States

10 Dec 08

Now, I had a college prof back in the 70's who marked all grades in pencil after she had a student early on faint because the "A" was in red....

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51817)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

10 Dec 08

Must have been a real shock...

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ElicBxn

@ElicBxn (64169)

• United States

10 Dec 08

I think someone was just strung too tight....

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patgalca

@patgalca (18481)

• Orangeville, Ontario

10 Dec 08

I think it depends on how it is used. My now 15yo had a teacher in grade 6 who was wicked with the red pen. She made big swooping marks... and comments. It wasn't very nice at all. My now 12yo has a teacher in grade 7 who uses a red pen but it is not nearly as imposing than when the other teacher did it. I think any colour pen could made them feel bad if they use big huge X's with snarky comments.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51817)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

10 Dec 08

Well, yes, snarky comments do a lot more damage than red ink.