Well, STAAR results have been released in the great state of Texas, and all of a sudden, people are beginning to realize that writing should be done in all subject areas, all the time...Well, DUH!!
First of all, props to the ELAR teachers out there who have the extremely difficult task of teaching writing and to all other content area teachers who incorporate writing in their classes.
But now I get to the main point of my blog: Has technology negatively affected our writing skills? YES!
Have you read text messages lately? What about Facebook posts? OMG! LOL! SMH! We are abbreviating, misspelling, destroying our language, and it's driving me crazy! Lately, I've hidden a lot of Facebook posts because the spelling and grammar are annoying. (I WONT GO INTO COMPUTER ETIQUETTE AND TYPING IN ALL CAPS AND NOT INCLUDING PUNCTUATION WHILE SPELLING INCORRECTLY)
Obviously, grammar and mechanics are not important in social media. I get that. But our bad writing practices are carrying over into formal writing. According to lubbockonline.com, with only 64 % of students meeting the standard, English I writing scores were lowest in LISD. I know, STAAR is a hard test and no one understands what the passing standard means, etc., but who cares?! We cannot write correctly! So my advice to you, which I hope you'll pass to others, take the time to write it right!
