If I were a schoolteacher and some dopey teen put an emoticon or dared put an ‘LOL’ in any written assignment given, here’s the mark he or she would receive from me:

F

I don’t care if what was turned in was the most masterfully written thing on the face of the planet. If there was so much a hint of netspeak present, it’s insta-fail.

Is it true that turned-in written assignments contain netspeak from time to time? Unfortunately the answer to that is yes.

Very sad.

It is absolutely NOT the responsibility of the teacher to “translate” netspeak from a turned-in written assignment. If you happen to be a schoolteacher and see netspeak on anything turned in, FAIL it and make them do it again until they get it right.

I can understand seeing emoticons, LOLs, etc. on the internet because, well.. it’s the internet. But on written assignments? NO, NO, NO.. wrong. Wrong in so many ways..