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From: Jagfan	4/4/2005 9:39:07 AM
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RED INK TOO STRESSFUL Teachers have been grading papers with red ink since red ink was invented. Red is a warning. Red ink on a student's paper is a warning that someone is not doing their work and learning their material. Students turn in their work, it's graded and returned with corrections marked on it and a grade at the top. If you do well, you might get an A. If you fail, you get an F. That's how it usually has worked over the years. Parents of kids at the Daniels Farm Elementary School in Trumbull, Connecticut are complaining that the red ink being used to grade papers is "too stressful." They call it a symbol of negativity. So the school, spineless as ever, has stopped using red ink. They're using other colors. The principal, Joseph Foriska, has instructed the teachers to write with more "pleasant-feeling tones." As you would expect, this is a government school. How on Earth are we preparing our kids for the real world when we're worried about their (and their parents') self-esteem over the color of ink used to grade their papers? We're turning out another generation of ignorant candy asses who will be completely unable to discern the difference between a private investment account and one controlled by the government. I ask you to consider the chances our nation has to survive in freedom and liberty so long as we depend on the government to educate our children. boortz.com

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