Comments on: Busy Signal(s): Cell-ing Our Souls

by: Tiffani Grovogel

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:40:46 +0000

I have a cell phone, and i’m in 8th grade. but i have never even thought of cheating on a test for it! and some people do it at my school… but if u get caught some teachers will call your parents from your phone and in front of the class. the way i see it is that if we don’t do the work our selves then how will we get thru tests and everything else in life?

i have caught myself many many time in english class writing in “r” instead of are and “bcuz” instead of because. and it gets worse. i realize that i am constantly getting better at catching my self.

i wonder why people use things like “OMG” and “WTF.” its still saying the same thing! if you ever get caught writing it, teachers no wat it means, and they usually punish kids for it. i dont see why people take our new technology, and put it to waste! it is horrible the way teens talk. the language both in texting and outside talking is horrible and i think that someone, everyone should stand up for it!

by: Nathan Dolman

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:37:55 +0000

Thought you guys were right on. A lot of my friends use their cell to much and for the worng reasons. I’m doing a bible study with your book. You guys are awesome.

by: Caila

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:35:44 +0000

I think that texting does have benefits:
1. It can be used to communicate without risking interrupting someone if they are somewhere/doing something important (such as in a meeting, having an important discussion, or simply busy and unable to commit to a long conversation).
2. Conversations on texting and IM can be God-honoring and productive. Usually I will use facebook im to talk about spiritual things or to talk to someone I haven’t seen in a while.

The main problem I think this poses is when teens are unable to have face-to-face conversations, or even do so at the same level that they would have on text. For example, a person is able to express an opinion over text but when they sees the person face-to-face, they cannot have as deep or productive of a conversation as they could have had on text.

The second main problem is an interruption in our relationship with God. This is the largest problem, because an addiction can cause us to go from silently praying for our friends to thinking about how we can’t wait until they text us back–as our phone sits right next to us. It’s something that, for those of us with phones, we must always be aware of an monitoring so that we might not fall.

by: NikkiSto

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:24:27 +0000

* I don’t have a cell phone. Just thought I would clear that up. I have chosen not to have one, but will be getting one simply for the purpose of letting my parents know where I am, because I feel that cell phones have this weird tendency to take over people’s lives. I would prefer a pager, but hey, it’s expensive to call long distance from a payphone.

by: NikkiSto

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:17:41 +0000

I think this is a wonderful post to have up. As a grade twelve student in a public highschool I can easily see how time spent texting has replaced the spent building a valuable and important friendship. Texting is just too easy, and requires little to no time or commitment to the friendship/relationship.

Also, I notice A LOT how people who proclaim themselves to be more intelligent than the majority have little time for proper grammer or spelling. It bothers me when people use ‘they’re’ and ‘their’ incorrectly, or substituting ‘u’ for ‘you’. I mean, these things were supposed to be “time savers”, right? But when you’re texting or IMing, it’s hunt and peck! I’d like to see these people type at 60 words per minute! It’s pretty much impossible, and makes them sound illiterate beside? (On that note, why is it so cool to be illiterate in society?)

Now, all this isn’t to say that I think texting or emails or IMing can be a bad thing. I use all of the above forms of communication, but in moderation. Emphasis on moderation. It’s when we let these types of communication take the place of real and valid friendships that I think it is a problem. Sometimes it is the only practical form of communication, but that isn’t an excuse to use the number 2 as a replacement for ‘to’. I like to think of proper spelling as a a sign of respect for the person reading what you wrote. Make sense?

These are just some of my thoughts, but again, very accurate (and a message that I think is much needed to hear) article.

by: Jesus

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:02:12 +0000

My Sunday teacher Mrs. Reilly dared us to sign for at least one day of clean up because we were going to a camp and i signed up for all four clean up days. She told us that because in class we are studying the book Do Hard Things.

by: Jesus

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:15:40 +0000

What was that thing about texting and marajuana Jordan?

by: Jesus

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:14:07 +0000

I also heard that these people did an experiment . They did it on how phones can pop popcorn.

by: Jesus Villarreal

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:12:21 +0000

I think that blogging doesn’t really lower IQ because it actually helps you learn how to type faster and memorize your keys on the keybaord

by: Jordan

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:04:10 +0000

BTW (By the way), where did you find that little factoid about texting and marajuana? Not that I don’t trust you guys, but past experiences have taught me to “do my homework” so to speak and be sure of my facts. Maybe a link to the article or the site it’s from? Just curious.