Teen Texting: A Parent Letter For Teens To Read
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Dear Compulsive Teen Texting Student:
According to a recent survey done by Nielsen, you are a part of a growing group of individuals that text on average 3,339 time per month. Some of you might respond to this by saying, “Dude! That’s only 111 text per day. What’s the problem?” Here’s the problem:
Your teachers and parents are reporting that your social skills fall far below your academic scores. Some of you have national test scores that fall into the mid to high test range (80-95%) in math and science, but you have to have your parents contact your teacher, coach, friend’s parent, boss, girlfriend, boyfriend and others because you are not capable of having
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Did you know that it takes at least 30 text back and forth to accomplish what can be done in a three minute face to face or phone conversation? I am not sure if anyone has shared this with you yet, but your first job interview is not going to involve texting. OMG!! Teen Texting often fails to communicate human emotion, feelings and outward forms of expression. Texting is a great way to answer a “yes’ or “no” question, but it’s a terrible way to get to know someone on a personal level, express a feeling, or complete any complex transaction that requires more than four words. Simply put, if texting is your main form of communication, than the level of intelligence you are displaying toward someone who does not know you, would not be any higher than cave people who banged on stones to communicate thousand of years ago. Teen texting in and out of school can and has caused teen drama. School administrator, teachers and parents are sick and tired of all the drama that is cause by teen texting. Yes, you have your First Amendment right to text someone to “*!@k off!” But, you also have the responsibility to face the consequences of your behavior when that message is taken as a threat, harassment or bullying. Once you hit “send,” you can no longer blame your phone, the person you sent the message to, or your parents, who most likely own your phone. Texting a threat, no matter what your intent, will get you into