31. What color do your teachers grade (评阅) your homework and exam papers? (1)
Yeah. Teachers always use red pens to mark students' papers and homework. (2)
The headmaster (校长) asks all the teachers to use green pens to mark the students' homework and papers, and the students there need to use purple pens to comment (评论) on teachers' markings.
(3)
A study shows that the color is negative (消极的) color. Red pens can make students worried and unhappy. One of the headmasters Jennie Hick says, "Students can do better if teachers use green pens." (4)
He says, "I always use red pens to work. I think children like red better because they can read comments more easily."
In fact, using a color like green or red is not important. (5)
A. It's red, isn't it? B. But Chris McGovern, a teacher, doesn't agree. C. Why are the teachers no longer using red pens? D. The important thing is how the students think of their comments. E. But in England, all the teachers at Mount Bay Academy need to put away their red pens. |