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Are We Getting Dumber

 

            
             It is obvious that today, with all of our technology, that school is easier or "dumbed down." Information is now right at the fingertips of every student, all the elements need to write an A paper are just a mouse click away. .
             In fact, simple technology seems to be the way we are gearing things. You cannot blame the fact that things are now easier on the students. The students did not decide how things were going to be taught or learned. Nor, did they decide to make it easier to learn.
             People like Neil Postman are the reason that this country has found itself in a bad place. People like him run down the self worth and self esteem of our countries people. Could a stupid society make space travel seem routine? Could a stupid society make it possible to save a persons life by giving him the heart valve of a pig or an ape? I do not think that anything remotely close to that would be possible in stupid society. So, Postman can write his books and have his say. Me personally I believe that they only dumb person in this society is Neil Postman.
             Our culture is not "dumbed down", now days everything is just easier to come by. I will not apologize for not doing this the hard way just because it seems smarter. U say "Future Shlock" I say that future looks bright for our people.
            


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