Reading 19
Technopoly by Neil Postman
Key Words:
1. One key word from this reading would definitely have to be truth. Postman repeatedly points out that technology could be the end of truth. With all these new ways to be fed information, we lose the instruction which allows us to use information wisely.
2. History is another word which in emphasized throughout the reading. Postman gives a slight history lesson throughout the reading, maybe to point out how much we can learn from past mistakes.
Discussion Questions:
1. Do you think that technology has changed our form of education for the better or worse?
2. Postman claims that technology often times can cause destruction of culture. Do you think our culture here in the USA was destructed by technology, or does technology define our culture?
