In the book,"The Dumbest Generation" by Mark Bauerlein, the U.S department of education has students take different tests\surveys to inform people about how technology affects kids. They call this generation the information age because we have so much information in the palm of our hands. Most of the surveys show that students did not know a lot about history, science ,etc. They state that "The young American mind hasn't opened'.(9) They argue that we spend too much time on social media and not enough time paying attention to the world around us. In the last section of the book they talk about how we are so privileged to have all these electronics in our daily life, and how we should be thank full. "What did the average teen in the 1950's have? A radio or TV set in the living room, a daily newspaper, and a rare Field trip the the museum.'(53)
Monday, May 12, 2014
objectice summary
In the book,"The Dumbest Generation" by Mark Bauerlein, the U.S department of education has students take different tests\surveys to inform people about how technology affects kids. They call this generation the information age because we have so much information in the palm of our hands. Most of the surveys show that students did not know a lot about history, science ,etc. They state that "The young American mind hasn't opened'.(9) They argue that we spend too much time on social media and not enough time paying attention to the world around us. In the last section of the book they talk about how we are so privileged to have all these electronics in our daily life, and how we should be thank full. "What did the average teen in the 1950's have? A radio or TV set in the living room, a daily newspaper, and a rare Field trip the the museum.'(53)
Monday, May 5, 2014
pop culture
Essential question:
Does Pop Culture (through technology) have an effect on society and personal identitiy?
Claim:
Pop Culture has a large effect on society and personal identity.
Reason:
Pop Culture, through movies, influences biases towards different groups.
Examples of how Pop Culture influences certain groups is through movies For example in Mean Girls, highchool is protrayed as a as cruel place for cliques and judgemental people. The movie is telling it's viewers that girls dont get along at all, and that to fit in you need to have perfect hair and clothes and act a certain way. Another example that shows how Pop Culture influences certain groups is
Does Pop Culture (through technology) have an effect on society and personal identitiy?
Claim:
Pop Culture has a large effect on society and personal identity.
Reason:
Pop Culture, through movies, influences biases towards different groups.
Examples of how Pop Culture influences certain groups is through movies For example in Mean Girls, highchool is protrayed as a as cruel place for cliques and judgemental people. The movie is telling it's viewers that girls dont get along at all, and that to fit in you need to have perfect hair and clothes and act a certain way. Another example that shows how Pop Culture influences certain groups is
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