Technology has without a doubt increased the amount of writing produced everyday. Just as the professor from the Stanford Study of Writing said, there has been a significant change since our parents generation. The people who claim that social media and texting have lowered the standard of writing say that it has encouraged the use of short form and poor grammar. I think that most people in the modern world are aware of the appropriate times to use certain language and grammar and understand that writing for school and business assignments has to be at a higher standard. There are some people in the world who are not clear on the differences but they are not considered the majority or norm.
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It is the job of teachers and also parents to teach children how to speak properly and use correct grammar, a low level of writing in school cannot be blamed on modern technology. If education systems are teaching students correctly then they will carry that knowledge of English into the social media world.
Most of the people that I talk to via text and email use full sentences and mostly correct grammar unless in a hurry. We appreciate when people write correctly in social media environments, and in recent years I think the use of short form writing such as 'U', 'R', and 'G2G' has decreased due to smart phones making it easier to write out full and proper sentences. The creation of acronyms were originally used to keep up with the increasingly fast paced world; to communicate quickly.
I know that for many students, the idea of writing papers and essays gives them anxiety due to worrying about having proper structure and grammar while being on topic. Most of the time students are not writing on subjects that they are interested in. Texting and email have increased the amount that people express themselves through writing, while allowing them to do it in a more relaxed format. I don't believe increased amounts of writing done by teenagers can really be seen as a negative situation, and I agree with the article by Clive Thompson when he says that people are now more aware of their writing as they are doing it for an audience.
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