Quote
"Depending on our pedagogical goals, we might choose to be linguistically hard-nosed (perhaps pluralizing the noun to friends and avoiding the gender question entirely). Or we might admit more casual spoken style into the classroom, following the general trend today for writing to reflect informal speech."
Response
I chose this quote because I felt that it would speak to a teacher in a way that would allow him or her to decide how they want their classroom atmosphere to be portrayed. The quote describes to the audience that by not allowing students to express themselves in the way technology has taught them, they are not fully allowing students to exhibit all of their capabilities. Before reading the articles given, I found myself as being one of the people who believed text messaging was only for recreational purposes. However, after reading the articles, I realized that text messages have allowed students many learning opportunities. I know believe that text messages should be used within a classroom for educational purposes to further help a child's education. With the supervision of a teacher and the help from parents at home, text messaging could become a positive in many aspects instead of being a negative!
References
Baron, Naomi. " March 2009 | Volume 66 | Number 6 Literacy 2.0 Pages 42-46 Are Digital Media Changing Language? ." Educational Leadership. 66.6 (2009): n. page. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language¢.asp&xgt;.
Huang, Lily. "The Death of English (LOL)." Newsweek . 01 008 2008: n. page. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. <http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/08/01/the-death-of-english-lol.html>.
Shea, Ammon. "The Keypad Solution ." New York Times . 02 001 2010: n. page. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html>.
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