The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Daniel Boffey
“Teachers nationally and locally are discovering that writing multi-page papers with formal English can seem like a monumental task to students who tirelessly work their thumbs to send text messages with 160-character limits. A Pew Research Center survey of 2,462 teachers nationwide sheds light on new challenges when it comes to teaching students how to write, including the “creep” of informal style into academic essays.” (more)