Education System at it again!

[Roycroft201]

Anybody seen Roycroft?

I was waiting for that; should have known it would be NDD calling me out ! LOL !

I couldn't help but notice, NDD, that you are quoting an article in the Boston Globe - the same state that elected sKerry, and now hyping articles like this. Jeesh !

I use red ink.

And might I add one thought here....if anyone on this board is going to take a shot at ANY education system, might I suggest you use spellcheck before you post on this thread ?! Just a little pet peeve of mine..........

[NousDefionsDoc]

What word did I mis-spell?

[Sacamuelas]

Originally posted by Guy
You still think they play "Kill the man with the ball"?

LOL
Guy-

I believe it is now official... the only version of our favorite game that is still allowed by the USA Liberal political correctness mob is the:

"Kill the American citizen". That is the only one that they would never protest because it might hurt the enemy or terrorists feelings.

[LEStudent]

My wife had to switch from red to purple a couple of years ago. I thought (and still do) that the whole concept was just stupid. Hello, it's not the color that makes kids cry, it's the big fat 'minus ten' at the top of the paper that sends little Johnny to pieces, becuase he knows that his drunkard of a dad is going to beat his ass for it. That is, of course, assuming that the kid actually has a dad at home.
My wife is now in her fourth year of teaching 2nd grade, and she's just about had it with the educational system. More and more work keeps getting piled onto the teachers. With that work comes more blame for children being illiterate miscreants. I dare say that if one half of the parents out there actually gave a damn about their kids, the educational system would improve by leaps and bounds, because teachers would be able to teach and not have to raise children for their damned parents.
I don't know how it is in other places, but here, teachers are now forced to teach ESE and ESOL students, rather than having them sent to specialized teachers. My wife has three non-English speaking students, as well as a couple of kids that should be in ESE, for their own benefit. I don't know who came up with the idea of making teachers handle 'special' students, but he or she needs an ass punch and a pink slip. A great deal of the added stress has been brought on by NCLB. I can't believe that President Bush thought that program would accomplish anything good.

[Sigaba]

Some eggheads have done some research on the topic of ink color and evaluation since this thread was started.

Information on Rutchick is available here, and on Slepian is there.

Originally Posted by Razor

"A mix of red and blue, the color purple embodies red's sense of authority but also blue's association with serenity, making it a less negative and more constructive color for correcting student papers, color psychologists said. Purple calls attention to itself without being too aggressive. And because the color is linked to creativity and royalty, it is also more encouraging to students.

Great, now we have "Queer Eye for the School Kids". All the more reason to support your local parochial school. They may not have knuckle-rapping nuns anymore, but you don't see this kind of form over function crap.

Air, you had me rolling with the 'You Suck This Much' stamp idea.

So, they want teachers to let the kids now how ignorant are, but with a soft touch...
Bovine fecal matter!!! If you're a turnip, you're turnip. No reason to sugar coat it. What the hell is wrong with people and this touchy feely new era.
AAAAARGHGH!!! How about a nice, flashy shade of pink instead. Let's turn school into some sort of barbie academy.

[Sigaba]

Originally Posted by Sierra Lima

So, they want teachers to let the kids now how ignorant are, but with a soft touch...
Bovine fecal matter!!! If you're a turnip, you're turnip. No reason to sugar coat it. What the hell is wrong with people and this touchy feely new era.
AAAAARGHGH!!! How about a nice, flashy shade of pink instead. Let's turn school into some sort of barbie academy.

Is the objective of educating people to label "turnips"? Or is it to empower students to reach their own educational objectives and to maximize their potential?

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Sierra Lima

So, they want teachers to let the kids now how ignorant they are, but with a soft touch...
Bovine fecal matter!!! If you're a turnip, you're a turnip. No reason to sugar coat it. What the hell is wrong with people and this touchy feely new era.
AAAAARGHGH!!! How about a nice, flashy shade of pink instead. Let's turn school into some sort of Barbie academy.

Noted.

Richard

[Dozer523]

Originally Posted by Sigaba

Is the objective of educating people to label "turnips"? Or is it to empower students to reach their own educational objectives and to maximize their potential?

Like TRADOC?