I noticed this got brought up in the German news this morning....that a major study came out from the Institute for Quality Development in Education (IQB)....that one out of every five German 4th-graders....can't meet the minimum standards of spelling.
This topic tends to get brought up occasionally by German teachers, and makes it into the public forums that discuss 'kid-woes'. Teachers? They are strongly suggesting that use of social media, text messages (WhatsApp), and use of abbreviated words now being widely accepted by kids. Even attempts to correct the kids at this young age, have fallen upon apart.
What's all of this mean? At some point, in the next decade....university professors will call 'foul', and just start flunking university students for poor grammar and poor spelling habits (while the teachers in grade school just allowed the kids to progress). Some national crisis will be invented out of this, and tons of money have to be poured in, with results taking at least another decade to show results.
Everyone will start to blame the internet, social media, and just plain poor teaching habits.
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