The joys of red ink ;

[Nils]

I'm a teacher, and for years I used red felt tips, biros, rollerballs or whatever for my marking and grading, like practically all the teachers I know do.

But then this summer I lost my beloved Lamy Studio pen:

and had to buy another, only to find the seemingly lost pen a couple of weeks later. Some days after finding the lost pen (and wondering what to do with it), I came across those red Lamy ink cartridges in a shop and decided to do all my marking

and grading in red ink from now on.

I really wonder why I didn't have that idea earlier, I would have created so much less litter....

And my students have already complained that my marking looks "a lot meaner" recently!

I solemnly do swear: It'll be red ink from now on, until the day of my retirement.

 

[celestino]

Hee hee! Congratulations! i have been using my Lamy Safari Red for marking for over one year. Great pen.

 

[Doc4]

Things may be different in Bavaria, but over here in North America, red is the default colour for teachers to mark assignments. It stands out from the rest of the text, so* even small comments and markings can be seen quickly, although if a teacher likes to make a lot of comments and such, it can get to look like the blood on a field of battle ... one of those old-school mediaeval battles where everyone bunched up and hacked each other apart with swords and axes ... argh!!

So, use it judiciously ... but yes, use it!!






* see?

 

[JHCC]

In traditional accounting, credits were written in black ink; debits, in red. Hence the expressions "to be in the red" or "drowning in red ink".

"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel." Mark Twain

 

[the_edski]

I enjoy red ink as well. I have a bottle of Sheaffer Skrip Red. It has been called a "true red" and I believe that. Reminds me of teachers corrections from grade school and I use it when I really want something noticed on a doc within the office. Highlighters just don't do anything for me

 

[Doc4]

I enjoy red ink as well. I have a bottle of Sheaffer Skrip Red. It has been called a "true red" and I believe that. Reminds me of teachers corrections from grade school and I use it when I really want something noticed on a doc within the office. Highlighters just don't do anything for me

Noodler's Nikita is another one for you to try. To me, a very "pure" red that stands out well.

 

[nemo]

When I was teaching and grading papers at a middle school I was kindly asked to use a "soothing purple" as it was less "stressful" for the students than the demoralizing red. What a bunch of hogwash ... I don't think the kids ever looked at their corrected work anyway.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rontational-red-ink-case-upsets-children.html

I continued to use it in my beautiful red Estie.

 

[Squidma]

"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel." Mark Twain

No arguing with brianw...noted!

 

[Alacrity59]

Noodler's Nikita is another one for you to try. To me, a very "pure" red that stands out well.

The first couple of times I wrote a note with Nikita . . . asking someone to fix something . . . I actually took the trouble to say that "I was using a new ink so don't feel I'm angry at you" . . . Yeah . . . it will evolve into the ink I use for correction.

 

[Dave258]

When I was teaching and grading papers at a middle school I was kindly asked to use a "soothing purple" as it was less "stressful" for the students than the demoralizing red. What a bunch of hogwash ... I don't think the kids ever looked at their corrected work anyway.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rontational-red-ink-case-upsets-children.html

I continued to use it in my beautiful red Estie.

My wife uses purple to grade papers, I wonder if this is why? I bought Noodler's Purple Heart, and J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune for her to try, but she still won't use a fountain pen, so I enjoy using those inks myself!
As for red, I like the J. Herbin Rouge Hematite 1670. It is a nice deep red that looks great with broader nibs.

Nice Esterbrook, Doug!

 

[Robert45]

Part of my job requires proofing reports. I used red ink to mark up corrections until staff made it clear in no uncertain terms that they were "offended" when I used red ink. Eventually I gave up and began proofing using green. (The staff profess to be adults....they all appear to be adults....but then again perhaps not)

 

[oc_in_fw]

Part of my job requires proofing reports. I used red ink to mark up corrections until staff made it clear in no uncertain terms that they were "offended" when I used red ink. Eventually I gave up and began proofing using green. (The staff profess to be adults....they all appear to be adults....but then again perhaps not)

To me, green means "go" and red means "stop- we have a problem here". If someone proofed me in green, I wouldn't know what to do.

 

[andrew98]

Part of my job requires proofing reports. I used red ink to mark up corrections until staff made it clear in no uncertain terms that they were "offended" when I used red ink. Eventually I gave up and began proofing using green. (The staff profess to be adults....they all appear to be adults....but then again perhaps not)

Are they young adults? I'm 33, and I've noticed that workers my age and younger often come with a sense of entitlement and rather thin skin. They expect a lot (lots of benefits, vacation, pay, etc.), even before day one on the job. I don't see how red ink can be offensive. It's just a color.

I have read articles in the US that have also mentioned a lot of schools banning the use of red for corrections, so as not to hurt the students' feelings. Things only have the meaning we give to them. Kids shouldn't take the color red so hard. You don't like seeing red on your tests and essays? Do a better job.

I sometimes use red ink for to-do lists because I like red and sometimes have a pen inked with it. I read an article that mentioned a study that concluded the color red helps reinforce memory for some reason.

-Andy

 

[Lexbomb]

I bought 2 bottles of red a nd one brown only to be told I can't use it in my department...

 

[the_edski]

Oh man, I really wish the world still worked that way! Does that make me sound old? I'm 28

You don't like seeing red on your tests and essays? Do a better job.

 

[InkEd]

It never crossed my mind for teachers to use anything other than red ink for corrections. Reassigning a new color will not make the answers or grammatical errors any less wrong. All that will happen is the next generation will associate purple with things normally associated with red. Red has become the standardized color for prohibited/incorrect things. Why waste time with such a silly thing.

 

[andrew98]

Oh man, I really wish the world still worked that way! Does that make me sound old? I'm 28

Yes, and it's a good thing. Try reading In 50 Years We'll all Be Chicks by Adam Carolla, unless you're easily offended. It's not for everyone, and even I often found myself thinking, "I don't agree with quite how he's putting this, but he's got a valid point."

Now go shoo some kids off your lawn. It'll make you feel better.

-Andy

 

[andrew98]

We had to carry a Harbrace Handbook with us for four years where I went to High School (1993-1997). We had essays to write every week in English class. It was universal policy among the English teachers that if a student made a grammar error in an essay, they had to write the associated grammar rule in red something like 10 times on the back of the essay page containing the error. Some of those rules are very specialized and long. We added additional sheets if necessary. Also, we weren't told what we screwed up. We had to figure that out and correct it ourselves. For misspelled words, we had to write the spelling rule 10 times, then correctly write the misspelled word 25 times. We were knocked down a letter grade or two if we didn't satisfactorily complete the required corrections within a week. By our senior year, there were a few cardinal sins, such as using a run-on sentence, that would earn you a zero for the essay.

It was excellent because it permanently drilled the rules into you. It was also a nightmare, but it's why I enjoy writing so much today. I just wish I had a fountain pen back then. It would have made writing all those rules a lot more bearable.

The increasing use of text-speak, abbreviations, misspellings, misunderstanding of word use (their, there, and they're, for instance), and disregard for punctuation, especially among professionals, really sticks in my craw. (How's that for sounding old?)

-Andy

 

[the_edski]

I heard some excerpts from him and the book a while back, funny stuff, I like Adam Carolla. I need to get the book for sure now

Yes, and it's a good thing. Try reading In 50 Years We'll all Be Chicks by Adam Carolla, unless you're easily offended. It's not for everyone, and even I often found myself thinking, "I don't agree with quite how he's putting this, but he's got a valid point."

Now go shoo some kids off your lawn. It'll make you feel better.

-Andy

 

[Barbash]

Yes, and it's a good thing. Try reading In 50 Years We'll all Be Chicks by Adam Carolla, unless you're easily offended. It's not for everyone, and even I often found myself thinking, "I don't agree with quite how he's putting this, but he's got a valid point."

Now go shoo some kids off your lawn. It'll make you feel better.

-Andy

I heard some excerpts from him and the book a while back, funny stuff, I like Adam Carolla. I need to get the book for sure now

Great book. He takes it a little far with some of them, which is expected by a comic, but he does make a lot of good points. It is also just a fun read.