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Pen colour makes students anxious
News.AU .com ^ | January 22, 2013 | Lucy Kippist

Posted on 01/22/2013 8:23:09 AM PST by Daffynition

RED pen is bad for children's development. Or so say US researchers from University of Colorado who claim the pen colour can have a negative impact on how students feel about themselves and their teachers.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Education; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: redpen
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To: Daffynition

A red “F” on a test in junior high definitely had an impact. I studied much harder.


21 posted on 01/22/2013 9:47:15 AM PST by pabianice (washington, dc ..)
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To: TexasRepublic
You were a snowflake, that wasn't appreciated...AKA a victim. There has to be some sort of an entitlement program to compensate you for your pain 'n sufferin'


22 posted on 01/22/2013 10:09:42 AM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: pabianice

Teachers are now being axed to use *green* to correct...where is the urgency in that?


23 posted on 01/22/2013 10:11:49 AM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: Daffynition
Is black ink racist?

-PJ

24 posted on 01/22/2013 10:26:50 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: golf lover

Why not purple?


25 posted on 01/22/2013 10:32:44 AM PST by JimSp
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To: Daffynition

Color-red-o University better change its name posthaste!


26 posted on 01/22/2013 10:35:12 AM PST by Moltke ("I am Dr. Sonderborg," he said, "and I don't want any nonsense.")
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To: Daffynition
My first girlfriend's 11 year-old kid sister was in love with her squiggle pen.... it made her "feel good".


27 posted on 01/22/2013 11:01:22 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: Daffynition

The world has gone nuts.
28 posted on 01/22/2013 1:00:30 PM PST by Sweet_Sunflower29 (What's the difference between GOD and Obama? >>>> GOD doesn't believe he's Obama...)
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To: Daffynition

I saw a pic that said, You are a unique and beautiful snowflake, you just had the misfortune of landing in Hell”..LOL


29 posted on 01/22/2013 1:14:43 PM PST by jag.drafting
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To: Political Junkie Too
Yo. You betcha homey!


30 posted on 01/22/2013 1:17:42 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: Cowboy Bob
That X-tra letter bleeding can be fixed, if you have some white-out. :)


31 posted on 01/22/2013 1:24:10 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: TomGuy
Were they pencil-necks?


32 posted on 01/22/2013 1:26:15 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: jag.drafting
LOLZ!


33 posted on 01/22/2013 1:29:17 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: Sweet_Sunflower29
I think that is the long 'n short of it. :)


34 posted on 01/22/2013 1:31:08 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: pabianice
How do you do the write-up to get a grant for one of these studies. I'd like to know more about the effects of the red pencil mark on kids who are color blind.

?

35 posted on 01/22/2013 1:37:27 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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