Question of the Week #3 - Due Monday, 9/14/09

[Your reflection on the question of the week should be thoughtfully written. It is due by 11:59 PM on Monday, 9/14/09, and should be at least 250 words in length.]

Background:
When I polled our class this week, it seems that most of you text between 50 and 150 messages a day. Do the math, and that's 1500-4500 text messages a month. Do you text instead of talk to your friends? Check this links:

For Teens, Has Texting Replaced Talking?

Why Gen-Y Johnny Can't Read Nonverbal Cues

The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future?

Texting for Toddlers?

They’re Old Enough to Text. Now What?

Its Ovr: Breaking Up by Text Message


Questions of the Week:
On weekends when you can have your cell phone all day long, do you text instead of talk to your friends? Is breaking up easier (or harder) to do by talking or by texting? How young is too young for texting? Is technology making us dumb? Does text messaging make meaningful communications easier or harder, and why?