How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pages?

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Tabitha
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How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pages?

Post by Tabitha » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:19 pm

My 13yo isn't too happy that each time she erases anything in her student pages that it discolors the page. Is there an eraser that won't do this? She gets upset when doing the Draw And Write Through History, when it has you to erase lines, that white marks are left all over the page.

She also gets upset with the pencil indentation marks being left everywhere. She just wants her pages to look nice, and with all the marks left after erasing it doesn't look that pleasing to her. Is there a pencil lead weight/hardness that would help avoid this?

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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by annaz » Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:21 pm

I can't say anything about the indentation, but Hi-polymer erasers by Pentel are awesome as are kneaded erasers. Both can be found at Officemax and I think I got the hi-polymer at Walmart or Target.
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by davisfam7 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:26 pm

Hey Tabitha,
My 12 yo son is also driven nuts by this :D ! He cuts a piece of white or cream colored paper the size of the box where the picture is to be drawn, and draws it on the paper and then uses double sided tape to put it on the notebook page. Maybe that would help her out??
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by 4Hispraise » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:28 pm

My 13yo has similar issues. No erasers worked to his satisfaction. :( So, he decided to use white paper cut to size. He does the drawing as assigned and then he glues it into the notebook with a glue stick. It is the best solution for him. He is quite the perfectionist, so he doesn't like any eraser marks anyway.
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by my3sons » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:35 pm

My oldest ds has perfectionist tendencies, bless his heart. :wink: I remember him wanting me to show him exactly how his watercolor paintings should turn out in CTC, or exactly how his art project should be completed, or exactly how he should write each creative writing assignment - so nothing would turn out 'wrong' and have to be fixed. With him, we have learned to look at situations like this as growing opportunities to realize that perfection cannot be reached all the time. So if in editing his work, for example, stray marks or discoloration results, these are just signs that he is working hard to edit and improve his work. Now that he is 13 yo, he will fix things more easily without feeling he has somehow failed because he has things to fix. It is definitely something that takes time, but I feel he has made progress. :D

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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by Tabitha » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:45 pm

:D That is awesome Julie! Although my dd is liking what those others are doing with the paper! :lol: My dd has been like this since she was little. It certainly does send you for loops. I think we'll shop for the kneaded erasers and see how that goes. Maybe now I'll be able to get her to go back and draw more people. After a bit she started skipping those. If she was this obsessive over the neatness of her handwriting, I'd be estatic (well, maybe).
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by annaz » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:42 pm

I think I missed the mark on this thread, but it's been interesting nonetheless. :mrgreen:
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by Tabitha » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:26 pm

Oh, this is just about the indent marks left behind from pencil lead, and the discoloring that happens from erasing, on the student notebook pages used in CTC and upward. Erasing lifts off the background color of the pages, etc. I must confess that I am glad to hear it's just not my dd who gets bothered by this, and that others have to endure these little things (growth challenges) from their children too.
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by lmercon » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:32 pm

This seems like a really "duh" answer, but I would encourage her to draw incredibly lightly, almost to the point where she can't see it. That should take care of indentations. Additionally, if she has to erase, she can use much less pressure, which may help with the discoloring issue. I'm sure you've thought of this, hence my "duh" preface!
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by Tabitha » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:17 pm

Thanks for sharing that "duh" because I honestly don't remember if she has tried that. Once you get into drawing, there are various lead hardnesses. I was wondering if changing that might help her, atleast to get her initial drawing done.

Anyway, "duh" away on these forums. Sometimes we do look at things so hard that we don't see the obvious. :lol: Now, to find out if she has tried that....
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by abrightmom » Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:53 pm

annaz wrote:I think I missed the mark on this thread, but it's been interesting nonetheless. :mrgreen:
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Re: How to avoid discoloring/indentation marks on student pa

Post by annaz » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:11 pm

abrightmom wrote:
annaz wrote:I think I missed the mark on this thread, but it's been interesting nonetheless. :mrgreen:
Ann,
:mrgreen: Funny lady. You've made a mark on me that can't be erased. :lol: Woo Wee, must be Friday! I'm feeling a little loopy.
Lol!
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