Schools begin banning teachers from using red ink

[Wade Wilson]

When I was in school, students were prohibited from using red on assignments, as that is what the teacher would use to show us when we were doing something wrong. It was something that would stand out from the black/blue/pencil lead on the paper. I did one assignment in red as I had no other pen/pencil and I got a 0 on it and was told to redo it.

If this was the case, why didn't your retard teacher just invert the color scheme for that one assignment and use black/blue/pencil for marking purposes, which, according to them, would stand out from red?

Were they really that fucking asinine?
Some teachers are unbelievable.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

I'm not saying all classrooms should become peer-based hippy classes taught under trees. I'm just saying that you don't NEED red ink, just like you don't NEED to create an arbitrary barrier between teachers and students. That's what psychological power plays, like the use of red ink, do. They create barriers.

Actually I disagree, there DOES need to be a barrier between students and teachers. There is a very clear line that can't be crossed when it comes to being personal with students, and crossing that line is oftentimes far worse than the opposite. It's all a matter of balance. Students and teachers can be "friends" but only to a certain degree. Personal matters have to be kept to a minimum (can't have teachers discussing their sex lives with their students in the same manner that they might with their bar friends) and there.

Eh I didn't think we'd come to an agreement on that one. And that is, in my opinion, the crux of the argument. The core: Whether or not, teachers should be sealed inside a hermetically-sealed bullet-proof glass box, in the front of class, with a menacing red pen as their only method of communication....

And on further inspection, that topic is just too big for me. My "observations" are just not going to cut it at this point, so I guess I'll secede. I still strongly disagree with the sterile, methodical and mcdonaldized education system that you are so eagerly trumpeting.... but as always, you are entitled to your opinion, I am to mine.

I just hope that the abolition of the red ink, while a little harsh, might lead to some kind of new paradigm shift in the education process. Is it likely? No. But one can hope.

 

[fragmaster09]

Cameron will do nothing, i know it

my maths teacher (we says 'maths' as in multiple sums(each sum is a math, so the subject is made of multiple maths, hence making it 'maths', or 'mathematics', that's how i see it, at least =3) gave us all a pointlessly easy homework, which i did terribly, with 7/18 marks correct, i piece went missing, and i got 1 wrong, i also missed all of the 'working' beig written down, after redoing it, i got 15, but if he hadn't used that bold red biro to tell me that i had to do it again, and show me that i accidentally switched 2 answers around, then i wouldn't know at all

 

[fragmaster09]

I have to say, I guess I subconsciously prefer other colours, but something so standard shouldn't be banned. That's just ridiculous.

the art teachers in my school are known to always write comments in black,blue or green, often green, but it throws you off, you write in blue/black, so you nkow that's YOUR writing/annotations/comments, etc, and green just seems too positive, for one of them, and doesn't suit the other(younger, more positive) one...

the again... i hate the idea of separation from the teachers, i often find myself chatting to the teachers as i would a not-so-trustworthy friend, and many of my friends get away with making outright jokes or even light-hearted insults TO THEIR FACE... although my maths teacher did say (light-heartedly)how satisfying the crunch of his fist would be before he threw him out the window... because he was caled a mad old welshman...

 

[HotPocket]

I wish I was kidding about this, but some schools in the U.K. have actually prohibited teachers from using red ink pens when correcting student assignments. They say the red ink is "demoralizing to students" and "making them do worse in school." Are you freaking kidding me?! Red ink makes sense to me because then you can actually see where the mistakes and markings are so you know where to fix mistakes! People need to stop being so freaking sensitive about everything. Coddling your kids all the way through school isn't going to do shit for them. If they're doing bad then they're doing bad and you're not helping them by making it easier for them to handle.

Here's the link if anyone wants to read the article to make sure I'm not bullshitting...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1101790/Teachers-banned-using-confrontational-red-ink-case-upsets-children.html

Black ink cited as cause of racial insensitivity.

 

[Icancount210]

For god's sake, people. It's a pen colour. No need to totally lose your shit

 

[triggrhappy94]

In journalism, you are quickly taught not to fear the ink.
Ironically however, my copy-editor uses a purple pen.

 

[RemuValtrez]

When I was in school, students were prohibited from using red on assignments, as that is what the teacher would use to show us when we were doing something wrong. It was something that would stand out from the black/blue/pencil lead on the paper. I did one assignment in red as I had no other pen/pencil and I got a 0 on it and was told to redo it.

If this was the case, why didn't your retard teacher just invert the color scheme for that one assignment and use black/blue/pencil for marking purposes, which, according to them, would stand out from red?

Were they really that fucking asinine?
Some teachers are unbelievable.

Yes that teacher was completely asinine. There is a funny end to this story though, we ended up getting her into a whole lot of trouble, and she ended up quitting, stating that our class (the year in general, not just the class I was in) made her think about quitting teaching all together. 1 point for my grade!

 

[rs2000]

What the hell next, Teachers aren't allowed to talk to thr pupils incase someone thinks there being talked down to! Get a grip people!