Friday, April 8, 2005
Guess they won’t like pink slips either
Teachers at Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School in Pittsburgh have been forbidden to grade papers with red ink because the color has become a symbol of negativity. “You could hold up a paper that says, ‘Great work!’ and it won’t even matter if it’s written in red,” said principal Joseph Foriska. With parents at other schools complaining that their children find the mere sight of red ink “stressful,” Foriska instructed teachers to switch to more “pleasant-feeling tones,” such as purple.
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