Some teachers worry that using red ink to grade a paper seems harsh, that it might hurt a student’s feelings. Some teachers worry that using red ink to grade a paper seems harsh, that it might hurt a ...

How do you use the red pen? As a student, especially in K-12, the red pen was the authority indicating error. There, I learned that you measured the quality of ...

Hmmm…. I may need to rethink how I grade my college students’ writing and editing assignments. I like to mark the papers either with a red pen (on hard copies) or ...

Seeing red Red pens are making students feel blue, according to a US study that recommends teachers refrain from using the colour when marking. In a paper published in The Social Science Journal, ...

Red is the color of alarm. Also anger, stop signs, heat, danger, and embarrassment. It is not, scientists say, a good color for inspiring creativity, particularly when it comes to editing or ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Queensland's teachers are being discouraged from marking students' work in red pen in a bid to improve their mental health. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. With the U.S. Election Day right around the corner, what better ...

Valentine’s Day prompts an explosion of red in local retail stores, from candy boxes to fresh flowers, greeting cards to lingerie. Red, traditionally used for matters of the heart, also exudes a ...