OTOH, texting has its Downsides, too, and perhaps it's these problems that create all the interest. Texters gripe that they are getting more spem texts than ever before. Teachers complain that students'test scores are getting worse because teens spend more time texting than they should. Some also say that texting encourages bad grammar and punctuation and MIW, that's true. Students don't realize theu shouldn't write their essays "textese," and they get low grades as a result. Many young people are sleeping less because they wake up in the night every time a texe pops up on theirphone. Othets have injuries to their hands and thumbs from the constant texting.