Comments on: Pencils on exams. http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/ Pencil Philosophy: Wooden Wisdom, Product Reviews & Ephemera, etc. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:34:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Oxhead http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/#comment-551 Oxhead Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/#comment-551 Those are Loeb classical editions, published by Harvard University Press. They're in translation with either the original Latin or Greek on the opposing page. (Red signifies a Latin text, Green Greek.) Those are Loeb classical editions, published by Harvard University Press. They’re in translation with either the original Latin or Greek on the opposing page. (Red signifies a Latin text, Green Greek.)

]]> By: humdog http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/#comment-550 humdog Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:58:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/#comment-550 what i REALLY love about the picture accompanying that article is the book. for those unfamiliar with those books, (and the actual name of the edition escapes me at the moment) but those little books are either latin or greek texts. a really lovely touch that warmed my heart. thanks! what i REALLY love about the picture accompanying that article is the book. for those unfamiliar with those books, (and the actual name of the edition escapes me at the moment) but those little books are either latin or greek texts.

a really lovely touch that warmed my heart. thanks!

]]> By: Michael Leddy http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/#comment-549 Michael Leddy Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2006/01/pencils-on-exams/#comment-549 Kinda strange -- if the professor didn't like pencil, why didn't she just ask people to use pen? I've found that many college students hesitate to use pen on exams because they've been told earlier in life not to cross anything out. Imagine, someone reconsidering a word or phrase! It always amazes me what people will "take off points" for. Kinda strange — if the professor didn’t like pencil, why didn’t she just ask people to use pen?

I’ve found that many college students hesitate to use pen on exams because they’ve been told earlier in life not to cross anything out. Imagine, someone reconsidering a word or phrase! It always amazes me what people will “take off points” for.

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