When it comes to correcting their students' papers, many local teachers give traditional red pens a failing grade. Many Conroe school system educators are jumping on a growing nationwide bandwagon, ...

If your less-than-desirable paper grade is circled in thick red ink, you may have more than just your own poor work to blame. Red ink encourages harsh grading, according to a study recently conducted ...

An F is an F, but failure seems so much friendlier when it comes in purple. A growing number of the nation’s educators are stocking up on purple pens (search) for grading papers and passing on the ...

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Here's a brand new twist on the red-blue divide that has nothing to do with politics. California psychology professor Abraham Rutchick studied how people use red and blue pens to grade papers. He ...

Red is the color of alarm. Also anger, stop signs, heat, danger, and embarrassment. It is not, scientists say, a good color for inspiring creativity, particularly when it comes to editing or ...

My second-grade teacher, Sister Mary, would be shocked that I turned out to be a writer. Please allow me to explain. In recent years, many schools within the United States, the United Kingdom and ...

New Delhi: Everyone in school, from the principal to teachers and students, is expected to follow a specific code of conduct, which includes guidelines regarding pen use. Let's find out why. Teachers ...