TEACHERS' DESK | What's Up with Texting? A Teacher Asks Her Students to Clue Her In

TEACHERS’ DESK | What’s Up with Texting? A Teacher Asks Her Students to Clue Her In

By Allison Cohen

 

For most teenagers, texting has become an integrated part of their social networking.  It is, however, still a mystery and possibly a cause of concern for many parents and teachers not familiar with the phenomenon.

 

We see letters like “ttyl” and wonder what in the world these kids are saying (talk to you later). Teachers see kids who have become so adept at texting that they can send messages from the pocket of their pants to avoid detection, and we wonder what they are up to.

 

I recently had a conversation with about 90 of my students (all high school juniors and seniors) and asked them to give me the heads up on current texting practices.

 

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