Good afternoon
Twice a week I teach English to children and one thing that I have a problem getting used to is how to mark
tests and notebooks.
In Japan, you use the 
when the answer is correct!
In North America, you use the 
.
This is very difficult to get used to!
When I marked , a student wanted to know why she made so many MISTAKES on her test.
I see... the means "incorrect"... that it needs to be "checked".
In North America, you use the
when you get something wrong.
But this student gets a 
because her handwriting is so beautiful!
A gold star
