Enough already with kid gloves

Education mania here today.Here's another story about the decline of education.The fear of red ink.How fearful it is:

Purple is replacing red as the color of choice for teachers. Why, you may ask? It seems that educators worry that emphatic red corrections on a homework assignment or test can be stressful, demeaning — even “frightening” for a young person. The principal of Thaddeus Stevens Elementary in Pittsburgh advises teachers to use only “pleasant-feeling tones.”

Another great moment in public education.USA Today