2008-12-05, 12:01 AM
I have no idea why teachers would forbid pens. My math teacher has highly suggested that we right our problems on our homework in pen because it organizes the paper by showing where the problems are, and where the work is, which is right underneath. After that, there's another problem in pen, which is, in my opinion, better for people that have horrible handwriting and can not tell where one begins and ends.
Last year, my social studies teachers (two teachers taught one class, each teaching half a week) had a policy that forbid pencil. They claimed it was because students work harder using pen and such; however, that is not the case for some people, as many of us have our preferences.
Personally, I like the use of both of them. I'm a highly organized person, as my papers are all organized neatly in a binder. Also, I write with fairly thin lines, so there isn't all that much graphite on the paper itself. Pens. I absolutely despise ball point pens. I love the ones that have ink that just flows out smoothly instead of a rolling ball.
Last year, my social studies teachers (two teachers taught one class, each teaching half a week) had a policy that forbid pencil. They claimed it was because students work harder using pen and such; however, that is not the case for some people, as many of us have our preferences.
Personally, I like the use of both of them. I'm a highly organized person, as my papers are all organized neatly in a binder. Also, I write with fairly thin lines, so there isn't all that much graphite on the paper itself. Pens. I absolutely despise ball point pens. I love the ones that have ink that just flows out smoothly instead of a rolling ball.