methodist musings

summarized statements from the pew research foundation’s report on teens and writing/electronic communication.

1. even though teens are heavily embedded in a tech-rich world, they do not believe that communication over the internet or text messaging is writing.
2. the impact of technology on writing is hardly a frivolous issue because most believe that good writing is important to teens’ future success.
3. teens are motivated ti write by relevant topics, high expectations, an interested audience and opportunities to write creatively.
4. writing for school is a nearly every-day activity for teens, btu most assignments are short.
5. teens believe that the writing instruction they receive in school could be improved.
6. non-school writing, while less common than school writing, is still widespread among teens.
7. multi-channel teens and gadget owners do not write any more - or less - than their counterparts, but bloggers are more prolific.
8. teens more often write by hand for both out-of-school writing and school work.
9. as tech-savvy as they are, teens do not believe that writing with computers makes a big difference in the quality of their writing.
10. parents are generally more positive than their teen children about the effect of computers and text-based communication tools on their child’s writing.
11. teens enjoy non-school writing, and to a lesser extent, the writing they do for school.