High School Teachers Combat "Txt-spk" by Encouraging Blogging

The summer has always been a time where high school kids seem to undo a lot of the things they learned over the school year. But with the rise in “constricted writing environments” like Twitter and texts, teachers are growing concerned that students are regressing in terms of their ability to meet the standards of English class and college entrance exams. StageofLife.com thinks the answer to this phenomenon lies not in pushing against new social media, but rather embracing it: by encouraging high school students to blog.