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Subject:Re: Colored Pens From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 18 Aug 1994 08:21:54 -0700
Virginia Krenn said:
> Supposedly, 10% of males are red/green color blind as are my father
> and both of my sons. I used red pens to grade papers. And, I still
> like red (or pink) to make notes on my own documents. But, now I
> wonder what would be best for grading papers.
....
> Blue would be difficult to use on papers that are written in blue ink.
> Yellow ink on white paper doesn't have enough contrast. So, what is
> the ideal color?
Since I graded only typed papers, I always used pencil. That's how I
edit, too.
