I found this blog talking about how society views texting and how texting actually affects children and teens. It dispels some common myths about texting too.
http://www.good.is/?p=14999>1=48001
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I am glad to see that both sides were presented. However, I think texting and cell phones in general have made people forget common manners. Working in the Dean of Students office, I see numerous students come in and ask for help. As I try helping them, they are either talking on their phone or texting!!! It drives me crazy!! So much for good listening skills!! Another thing that I find entertaining too is the idea of Instant Messaging on the computer. I recently found my mom doing this through Yahoo and I find it funny that she knows LOL, BRB, and others better then I do.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I have even stood in line at the store where people are being rung up and the customer is on the phone! The cashier has to repeat questions....wait....for a response..etc...it is extremely annoying!
ReplyDeleteI understand that this new way of communication is beneficial when texting and messaging, I do it myself, but I feel it is important for parents, teachers, and the community is general to maintain professionalism and to emphasize that when in society the english language is the best universal language to use when in public and in the workplace.
This is becoming a big problem in university settings. Students are cheating on test by texting answers to one another. Or instead of being in the present they are texting. On my first day in the EDST 200 class there was a student in the back of the room who wasn't listening to anything that was going on but was text messaging during class. What should professors do?
ReplyDeleteWow...yeah, that is a problem! I think that teachers, and professors, if need be, should remind their students that, knowing that cell phones are apart of our everyday lives they still have no place in the classrooms! I have been watching a show on TruTV called Principals and there have been times that students have gotten caught using their phones during class (texting). The principal would take the cells and would either keep it until the end of the day, call the parent to come and get it, or keep it until the end of the year, depending on how often the student has been caught, and then give the student the proper punishment (detention, suspension, etc.). I think that students need to be reminded that it is a matter of respect. How would they feel if, when they were talking to someone or giving a presentation, people were texting and basically blowing off everything that they are saying. IT IS RUDE!
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem with people in my dog training classes. And not even just the kids!! I have adults who will talk on their phone and/or text during class!! And like college, they pay for these classes!! I finally had to get mad one night and made a rule, NO CELL PHONES AT CLASS!! If you have to use it, you must leave the training area. I know it made a few people mad, but it is so distracting for me as an instructor and it is a safety hazard when I have 25 dogs in one place and owners are not paying attention to them. I had one 4-Her tell me they needed it incase their mom called them. I told them their mom knew where they were and could leave a message but if they were that concerned about it, I could hold their phone for them and answer it!!
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