An essay titled "does Texting Affect Writing?" was published by Michaela Cullington while she studied to gain her masters degree in speech and language pathology at Marywood University. In her essay she claims that texting and texting language neither benefits or harms a students academic writing. Michaela Cullington asserts that a conspiracy has been going around concerning how texting can limit a students writing ability in ways such as not being able to convey emotion in writing, forgetting how to write a formal English paper and use correct punctuation, and most of all a decline in spelling.
Michaela Cullington, author of “Does Texting Affect Writing,” declares texting does not affect students writing. Cullington uses facts to support her overall claim, and gets many teachers’ opinions on the subject. The author did not use valuable sources, which questioned her overall purpose. Cullington used a lot of her own opinion throughout the text, but lacked supporting facts. The story has many flaws, making Cullington argument on how texting is not affecting students writing, not reliable.
In her essay "Does Texting Affect Writing?", Michaela Cullington presents her argument that texting does not impact formal writing written by students. She discusses the concerns presented by many people about how texting language can transfer into writing, but through the use of personal experiences and credible sources she discusses how this is not true. Her use of multiple different studies and situations help boost her argument and allow the reader to truly see how students actually do formal writing. She presents a strong argument as to why those who believe students don't have the control and knowledge to write formally, instead of with text speak, are wrong.
The influence of textspeak on teenagers' writing is a polarising concept with both fans and critics of texting weighing their opinions. In her essay, "Does Texting Affect Writing?", Michaela Cullington, a previous student of Marywood University in Pennsylvania, outlines her investigation into whether or not texting affects writing. Cullington analyzes the critiques of texting and why critics believe that texting has a detrimental affect on teenager writing. Along with the critics,
All of these factors combine and work well together to form a well-executed argument within Cullington’s essay. Cullington begins her essay by addressing her opposition: “It’s taking over our lives” (pg. 361). She cites studies done that suggest that a decline in the quality of students’ formal writing has occurred since the advent of text messaging, and she also cites teachers who believe that their own students’ works are influenced for the worse by the students’ being accustomed to texting and using textspeak. Cullington then proposes her opposing position that the writing of students is unaffected by their use of texting and text speak. She also cites studies that support her thesis that text messaging and textspeak do not have an effect on
Writing wakes up the brain like nothing else. In fact, learning to write in cursive is shown to enhance brain development. Cursive handwriting stimulates the brain, something you can 't get from printing and typing. As a result, the act of writing in cursive leads to increased comprehension and participation. Interestingly, a few years ago, the College Board found that students who wrote in cursive for the essay portion of the SAT scored slightly higher than those who printed.
Not So Fast”, conducts her own study with a few colleagues to take notes on how students writing skills are changing. She decides to conduct another one twenty five years later to see how much the writing skills have changed since technology has been updated and became more available to students. She found that “students today are writing more than ever before.” Although we still have the same amount of writing errors as before, the patterns of errors are different. Many people argue that technology is only making our writing skill worse, this study helps to prove a different theory.
Studies show that people who write in cursive have more active brains, than those who do not. In the future kids will need cursive to sign important documents. There is a good way to save class time and only teach what is necessary in cursive and schools should try this out. The plan is whenever they have to write their name at the top of a paper is to make them write it in cursive. Then when the teacher needs to write a response she should write it in cursive, that way the kids have to learn to read cursive.
Cursive writing is it a brain tool or a thing of the past. Most people would say yes that cursive writing is a brain tool used to help others, while other people would be quick to argue the point by saying that it's an outdated method. On one side some would say that cursive writing has been proven to be good for our minds, handwriting helps process the material better, Medically it also shows that cursive helps with fine motor skill development and can stimulate both parts of the brain, It is also used for identifying brain disorders. On the other side cursive writing is outdated due to the new and expanding technology that we have today, everything in today's world has gone viral except in a few areas when your signature is still needed.
One argument against teaching handwriting is the belief that technology supplants the need for writing by hand. An example of this is the belief that it is more important for students to learn digital citizenship skills, such as keyboarding, than it is to focus on penmanship. One proponent of this school of thought is Special Education Professor Dr. Stephen Graham who states that many students with Learning Disabilities benefit from writing on a keyboard rather than handwriting due to the ability to express themselves faster without the frustrations of concentrating on their handwriting skills. While his point that writing notes out by hand takes longer because the brain is faster than the fingers and students can type faster than they can write (Carpenter), there are still many benefits to writing notes out by hand and many practical applications for handwriting for students who are able to learn it. Another example is the argument that it doesn’t matter what method a student uses to write, whether by hand or on a computer, as long as they write.
In my own opinion, people should be taught to write in cursive, therefore it should be kept in schools. Cursive may not be very essential in our modern lives, yet it is still an important skill to learn. As stated in paragraph three, studies shows that writing in cursive stimulates both sides of the brain as well as helping in the development of fine motor-skills, which does help us in our average lives whether you notice it or not. Being able to write in cursive allows a person to anticipate further and think quickly, which in turn allows for quicker reaction time, and more brain activity. Of course, as stated in paragraph two of the second article, we all do things digitally.
Cursive is a gorgeous, formal art that offers quite a lot of benefits to people of almost every age and should be mandatory for all exiting students. Cursive provides an easier way for dyslexic children to read. Historical documents can be read properly and correctly. Students can improve in school behaviors and grades. Cursive could potentially impact our lives greatly and positively.
The passage suggests that cursive writing helps remember ideas better than typing. I think this is true because it has helped me remember. I also believe this because many teachers have instructed me to write so I would remember my ideas. Writing by hand also helps students process material better, as the passage suggests. The second passage suggests that writing has taken a backseat to technology.
Taught more than thirty decades ago, cursive writing has a famed and legendary past. It was once a vital element of American education but is now becoming an archaic artefact as technology advancement and the requirement of more regulated tests push it out of the education system. Cursive writing should be scrapped out of the education system for there is no need of wasting time and resources to continue teaching a skill that won’t be beneficial to the students in the near future. For many students in America, cursive writing is as foreign as the hieroglyphics of the ancient Egypt.
Most importantly cursive writing helps the rain develop by bringing the left and right lobes of the brain together. Some people may believe that cursive is not something students should learn how to write because technology is taking over, although I am certain that technology is not always dependable and handwriting is there whenever someone may need to communicate. My thoughts are that students should still learn cursive writing while in school.
