Aug 13, 2008 11:19PM GMT
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Relationships - Families & Parenting
Is Text Messaging ruining our kids spelling?
I teach and last year I kept trying to figure out why my kids were misspelling so many common words. Then I started getting text messages and there were all the same missed words. Do you think texting is going to make our kids really bad spellers?
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raves +1 posted Aug 26, 2008 06:03PM GMT
Answered No
I think that texting isn't what ruins the spelling. It's laziness. The only text talk I use is "lol" and occasionally "omg". I have never been lazy enough to use that "grammar" in school. It's just the lazy kids that are stupid enough to put it down on paper. As you can see, I use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling perfectly fine. -
raves +1 posted Aug 16, 2008 02:54AM GMT
Answered No
I think its the dumbing down of America.Nothing against teachers.Kids nowdays dont seem to care.They have had nearly everything handed to them.Nobody wants to hurt another persons feelings.The government halls of indoctrination are doing a great job,arent they? -
raves +1 posted Aug 14, 2008 08:34PM GMT
Answered Yes
I saw a couple walking next to each other the otherday texting each other. That right there scares me. WTF is wrong with people communicating today? I've met many girls since my last relationship and they all want to TEXT all day long. I'm like lets get together and...TALK! I usually get that look "like something smells bad" and a "oh". Whatever. When I have my own little ducky's running around I'll cross that bridge. But for now? Today's youth is pretty damn lazy. It's sad but true. I bet you a good percentage of people under the age of 25 havent read a BOOK in years....think about that! -
raves +2 posted Aug 14, 2008 08:26PM GMT
Answered Maybe
The fact is, kids are getting cellphones at younger and younger ages. If you can already spell, using a few shortcuts is fine (even though too many of them can be annoying as hell). The problem is, if it becomes too much of a habit, someone may forget how words are actually spelled. And unless you plan on going to work for a rich teenager and texting in your application, you might find that text shorthand is frowned upon in the real world. -
raves +2 posted Aug 14, 2008 06:52PM GMT
Answered Yes
Yes...I've met loads of people on the internet who just CANNOT spell at all...it's pretty sad...
I don't mind abbreviating a few words to save time (though I don't really do it) but when I read it I read it how it is...and it sounds dreadful.
And don't get me STARTED on people actually saying "lol" in person...they should be shot! -
raves +2 posted Aug 14, 2008 05:57PM GMT
Answered All of the above
Kids with parents who don't teach or discipline will encounter many hurdles in life, as well as avoid some. You can't tell them NO MORE TEXTING, so like it always has been in the past no matter what the obstacle may be, the teacher has the responsibility to get through to the children the consequences they may face in their near future. You as a teacher hold the key to a well tuned society. Through a teacher that children can respect and follow, comes the ability to guide them to become more leaders. Leaders come from education; it’s the uneducated who are forced to follow.
Texting has pros and cons, and for me to say either way is for uncertainty. I don't think the answer to the question is yes or no. But I'm not saying it can't be one or the other. To me "OBSTICAL" is the best way for me to describe it. You know the reason for the classes down turn on spelling. Now it’s up to you fix it. If not for everyone everywhere, at least your class, and your professional responsibility. It's good to know that there are still teachers who care for our children’s future. -
raves +2 posted Aug 14, 2008 04:18PM GMT
Answered No
It's laziness, not texts that are ruining my peers.
I don't understand how stupid some people can be, it still kind of shocks me.
I don't text like that, nor do I IM like that.
BUT I do use lol sometimes...
But that's about it.
Oh, and those nifty little smiley faces. :D -
raves +2 posted Aug 14, 2008 11:23AM GMT
Answered Maybe
I don't see it in my kids, but if it starts I will stop it. To be honest I never thought about it. But I can see how it might if they go all out. I know though here they confiscate cell phones if the kids are caught using them in school. In fact they have to have them turned off. Our rule with our kids is if the school takes their phone so do we. School is their ticket to a better future and if the damn cell interfers with that then it is gone. -
raves +2 posted Aug 14, 2008 07:01AM GMT
Answered Yes
They take shortcuts while texting (which can be understood), but when that's all you do, it translates to your everyday life. THAT results in poor grammar, and therefore, less than stellar learning...
I don't know why kids have cel phones anyway...at least, ones with the ability to send a text message. -
raves +3 posted Aug 14, 2008 06:13AM GMT
Answered Yes
Absolutely, out of sight...out of mind. In not so many years to come, they will probably believe that's how these words should be spelled, instead of wasting time spelling the words, correctly. They are leaving out the heart of language...vowels...in many cases. Children and young adults are becoming more & more lazy with their spelling. Bless "spelling bees", otherwise, there would not be any children left that could accurately spell words. They are lazy with the capital lettering. Grammar and spelling are precise for good reasons and using short cuts makes these younger people look lazy or ignorant. But lazy for now will do. However, in the future, who knows if ignorance will not have kicked in real hard...due to laziness when their education could have mattered. -
raves +3 Aug 14, 2008 02:43AM GMTDrT I can easily figure out what they are saying and if it was not school I would not be so particular. But these kids do it without thinking. They will be an illiterate bunch and have no idea how to spell and texting is adding to it greatly. You don't have to be so rude about it!
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raves +2 Aug 14, 2008 04:34AM GMT
Answered No
we're not dumb just sometimes lazy...i dont use "txt tlk" i used to but it makes me look like an idiot....i barely use "lol" anymore......