BS on the text messaging destroying ability. These kids speak in full sentences and paragraphs. Blame the teachers who didn’t expect more.
>These kids speak in full sentences and paragraphs.
I guess you haven’t talked to one lately. I teach CCD to 8th graders. Their speech is almost as bad as their writing. Many are unable to articulate a coherent thought. Certainly teachers and parents need to expect more, but if the kids spend all their time writing things like “OMG. BFF.” instead of having to communicate like sensible people, that’s going to affect their writing.