QUOTE:
“Young people sometimes accidentally slip a btw (by the way)
into a school essay. But a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life
Project confirms that middle school and high school students understand what
kind of language is appropriate in what context (Lenhart, Smith, & Macgill,
2008). What's more, scholars of new media language, such as David Crystal and
Beverly Plester, remind us that the new technologies encourage creativity,
which can spill over into school writing (Crystal, 2008; Plester, Wood, &
Bell, 2008).” -Are Digital Media Changing Language?
RESPONSE:
Many of my high school teachers have told me that they have received many essays and journal entries that included text messaging lingo. I have never made that kind of mistake; none of my friends have ever made that kind of mistake. Many teachers are disappointed in their students due to text messaging in class and even text messaging in general. What those teachers do not think about is that their students are not stupid. Students know when to write professionally and when to write casually. If a person is smart enough to know how to text, they are smart enough to know how to write an essay. Though, no one is perfect; it is inevitable to make mistakes at some points in our writings. If these teachers had to write as many essays and journal entries as their students do, they would make mistakes as well.
"Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Are Digital Media
Changing Language?." Membership, policy, and professional development for
educators - ASCD. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language%C2%A2.aspx>.
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