tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post8919536592501852231..comments2023-11-10T01:11:06.200-08:00Comments on Coming of Age in the Middle: Learn to Fail Well: One Student's Response to Red InkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503110737663642101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-838463592815585852012-08-15T10:01:51.779-07:002012-08-15T10:01:51.779-07:00Yep, saw that one, and "chose to put dont dow...Yep, saw that one, and "chose to put dont down" typos in final paragraph too. <br /><br />As a writer by trade for 25+ years I think it's beyond debates about emotional colors, self-esteem pandering and student skills, it's also about sloppy thinking, proof-reading and 'good enough' journalism permeating the cultural zeitgeist. <br /><br />Thanks also for your smart Amy Jussel, Shaping Youthhttp://www.shapingyouth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-73065619077863618312012-08-15T09:37:07.778-07:002012-08-15T09:37:07.778-07:00You missed a mistake in the letter: "loose f...You missed a mistake in the letter: "<b>loose</b> faith"<br /><br />Here's to red ink!Engineer-Poethttp://ergosphere.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-29622988077963679962012-08-14T16:53:01.014-07:002012-08-14T16:53:01.014-07:00Hooray for the red pen, I say. My favorite teache...Hooray for the red pen, I say. My favorite teachers were the ones with the most active red pens. I'm not kidding. From middle school on, these teachers showed me what I could learn (and THAT I could learn) and -- most important of all -- that they cared enough to use that red pen. <br /><br />When I got to college, my favorite teacher was Mr. Gerald Rainey. Professor Rainey taught Terihttp://tericarter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com