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red, the color that teachers long have used to grade papers. Parents objected po。
5 writing, they asserted, was stressful. So the principal put red on the blacklist.
Red has become so negative that some principals and teachers will not touch
(1) Joseph Floriska*, principal of Stevens Elementary in Pittsburgh, has teachers
grade with more pleasant-feeling tones* so that their instructional messages do
not seem as critical or insulting. “There's been a broad shift in grading. It's taken
10 a turn from Here's what (
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(2b))" Floriska said.
“We're still pointing out mistakes, but the method in which it's delivered is more
positive."
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Purple has emerged as a new color of choice for many educators. That is a
Sound approach, said Nancy Eiseman, a color specialist on the ties between colors
15 and communication. Purple may be rising in popularity, Eiseman said, because
teachers know it is a mix of blue and red. "You still have the element of danger
the red - but it's kind of subtle, hidden.
directed at students."
It is in the color, rather than being
But reading and writing specialist Janet Jones helps teachers take (s) a different
20 approach. The students at Berry Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, edit*
each other's papers, so that, by the time teachers add their markings, the
colors they use aren't that important. "I don't think changing to purple or green will
make a huge difference if the teaching doesn't go along with it," Jones said. “If you
avoid the color red, the students might not be as frightened, but they also might not
become better writers."
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edit「(~に)手を入れる,(~を)修正する」
Joseph Floriska 「ジョセフ·フロリスカ (人名)」
tone「色調」