The end of an era
Apr. 5th, 2005 10:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hiddenmuseOut Damn Spot!
Yes, it's the end of Red Ink in schools. Apparently, there are parents that think of it as being "too traumatic" on their sprogs' egos.
Pardon me while I cry a river, and call for the waaahmbulance to pick you up.
What have we come to, that kids are being coddled to this point? That red ink is "damaging" to their fragile self-esteems, and teachers are going to other colors, like purple and blue - because they're more "feel-good" colors?
I don't know about anyone else, but red ink worked for me. It pointed out where I did wrong - and how to make it right. And isn't that the point? It certainly didn't traumatize me - or anyone else I grew up with.
Then again, we also made mud pies, ran with scissors, turned appliance boxes into majestic castles and (sometimes) ate paste in kindergarten for a cheap thrill. Yet, we turned out okay.
Yes, it's the end of Red Ink in schools. Apparently, there are parents that think of it as being "too traumatic" on their sprogs' egos.
Pardon me while I cry a river, and call for the waaahmbulance to pick you up.
What have we come to, that kids are being coddled to this point? That red ink is "damaging" to their fragile self-esteems, and teachers are going to other colors, like purple and blue - because they're more "feel-good" colors?
I don't know about anyone else, but red ink worked for me. It pointed out where I did wrong - and how to make it right. And isn't that the point? It certainly didn't traumatize me - or anyone else I grew up with.
Then again, we also made mud pies, ran with scissors, turned appliance boxes into majestic castles and (sometimes) ate paste in kindergarten for a cheap thrill. Yet, we turned out okay.
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Date: 2005-04-05 11:19 pm (UTC)the reality is that school aged children spend less than 1 hour after school on studying/homework/preparing for the next lesson, that regardless of how much homework they have, it's too much.
effectively, most teachers (including myself), have stopped giving out homework, because it just doesn't get done. it is a waste of my time for none of them to do it. and that is just PATHETIC!!!
but this is the best line: "I don't think changing to purple or green will make a huge difference if the teaching doesn't go along with it," Jones said. "If you're just looking at avoiding the color red, the students might not be as frightened, but they won't be better writers."
i have a box of red pens in my desk. i PREFER using green (OOOH! PRETTY!), but i'll fucking use red when i want to, god damnit!