Wow. That's goddamn asinine.

[Star of Penumbra]

LONDON (Reuters) - An English essay written by a teenager in text messaging short-hand has reignited concern among teachers that literacy standards are under threat.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday that the 13-year-old's teacher could not decipher what the youngster had written.

"I could not believe what I was seeing. The page was riddled with hieroglyphics, many of which I simply could not translate," the teacher told the newspaper.

The teenager's essay which caused the problem began:

"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."

In translation:

"My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's a great place."

Judith Gillespie, of the Scottish Parent Teacher Council, told the newspaper a decline in grammar and written English was partly linked to the text messaging craze.

"Pupils think orally and write phonetically," she said.

America's fucked. We really are. It's time to throw in the towel.

 

[Guest]

LMAO

 

[cliffchuff]

IMHO dis sums it up, FFS, u wud tink a teacher cud text

 

[Gilly Bean]

Tchrs ot wrld untie!

 

[Guest]

Tchrs ot wrld untie!

No. Can't come up with teachers in bondage jokes.

 

[alexandraaah]

America's fucked?

While I agree with this on some level, isn't the article from the UK?

 

[Star of Penumbra]

America's fucked?

While I agree with this on some level, isn't the article from the UK?

Okay, I'll admit I missed that. So let me amend my above statement to: Everybody's fucked.

 

[alexandraaah]

Okay, I'll admit I missed that. So let me amend my above statement to: Everybody's fucked.

Amended and much more accurate!

Unfortunate.

I feel old.

 

[Gilly Bean]

What's sad, is it's getting more and more common.


Hubby and I run a text game, and we don't allow for the most part. If I have to decipher what I am reading, I tell them to repeat it in english.

So help me, if a child of mine ever turned in school work like that, they would be giving ME an essay on the english language, with the original work completly re-done in proper english, and a letter of apology written to the teacher.

I find it very disrespectful to take something like school work, and resond in that sort of manner.

I know, most people will just say, oh well, and I know, I may not have the best grammar, but I know I have fairly decent grammar, and I intend for my children to, as well.