Texting makes kids dumb -- science fact!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JL @ Aug 13th 2009 4:18AM
Trucker hats also impede one's ability to think clearly and rationally.
Metro @ Aug 13th 2009 8:11AM
Yeah, the graphic stereotypically fits the topic well.
Meat @ Aug 13th 2009 10:54AM
of course it cant be that the kids are just dumb anyway.
x9f @ Aug 13th 2009 10:57AM
not really, it just happens that most texters are dumb people which over shadow the smart multitaskers who can text and drive/walk at the same time and not get into a crash or fall into a man hole.
i use t9, know where all the keys are i have perfect spelling and i look to read the message before i send at stop lights or with 1 quick glance.
x9f @ Aug 13th 2009 4:48PM
i also have to add this
americans text
dumb people text
americans are dumb texters
000000 @ Aug 13th 2009 12:12PM
I always disable predictive text. Can't stand it.
Dan @ Aug 15th 2009 11:24AM
I see where this going but you can't blame a feature, or really a setting, on kids rushing through tests...
t9 is a convenience, are we gonna blame drive-thru windows for people getting fat?
People are always trying to blame something else for their incompetence, just face the facts! Blame you're kids poor studying skills or test taking strategies* for the bad grades, not the way they text.
*Ok some people have really bad test anxiety and I understand that. It's happens to me on finals(I think it happens to everyone now and then). So i'm not talking to those individuals, I really mean no disrespect in any way.