Neil Postman The End Of Education Analysis

In “The Other Education” written by, author, David Brook he describes a secondary form of education. He describes the secondary/emotional form of education as an education that is served indirectly as compared to a scholastic education which is direct. In scholastic education a teacher provides students with information directly, explains how one should process it and the class moves on to the next subject. Brook states that a secondary education is a “byproduct of the search of pleasure, and the learning is indirect and unconscious”. (Brooks 2011) Meaning that the learning that takes place outside of the normal educational setting is

Technology is an essential part of the American life and it's constantly changing with the newer generations. A few people view technology as a positive addition to life while others believe it is a negative thing and will take over their lives. Nicholas G. Carr a well known American, the author of The Shallows a novel about the various distractions that come with internet and how people are losing key skills. In the start of the book the negative effects of modern technology on the masses. Carr’s argument is effective and flawed for various reasons such as don't include the helpful advances have improved education, medical field and business.

Kids, teens and adults are now constantly navigating the internet or using some sort of technology. In the article “Is the Onslaught Making Us Crazy” by Tony Dokoupil, different psychologist claim that technology has a bad influence on the human mind. Throughout the text, real life examples, showing psychological breakdowns, are used to support the statement.

Have you ever gotten lost in the Internet, swallowed by the constant updates on Twitter and Facebook for hours, when you only meant to be on for a few minutes? This is a constant battle in our society and technology changes and our use of it increases. It is becoming a bigger issue every day, and now it affects one of our basics psychological needs: sleep. Though I concede with Brooke Gladstone, author of “The Influencing Machines” that we can adapt to technology as it grows, I still insist that some issues that arise with technology are bigger than Gladstone portrays and we need to find solutions for some of the bigger problems that technology creates, especially when it disturbs a basic psychological need.

While reading the book “The End of Education,” the audience soon realizes that Neil Postman has a reoccurring theme of going back to the question of education. Although Neil Postman has researched and explored education for a very long time and on and off, for some reason he still chooses to come back and search new things on the topic of education. Education has varied in intensity, and has also dominated the cultural debate in America. (Postman 1996) For years, education has come out with a new set of books each year, covering the same themes when it comes to education.

“In less than the span of a single childhood, Americans have merged with their machines, staring at a screen for at least eight hours a day, more time than we spend on any other activity including sleeping. Teens fit some seven hours of screen time into the average school day; 11, if you count time spent multitasking on several devices. When President Obama last ran for office, the iPhone had yet to be launched. Now smartphones outnumber the old models in America, and more than a third of users get online before getting out of bed.”

According to Ken Robinson, the current education system has yet to adapt to the modern world and it’s different modes of thinking, creating a stand still in curriculum success that is in desperate need of reform. After explaining how countries around the world want to reform education and carry on legacies, Robinson makes the case that our current education system is out dated. The current system was established during the 18th century during the Industrial Revolution, which was based largely on agricultural and urban advancements. As Robinson mentions, every community wants their children to be prepared for the current economic opportunities and carry a cultural legacy, but that’s hard to do when our current system isn’t cohesive to today’s circumstances. “People are trying to work out how we educate our children to their place in the economies of the 21st century.” (Robinson, RSAnimate)

In the article “Education at Crossroads part 3” Vicki Viotti discusses improvements regarding retention with new teachers. “An emphasis on mentoring teachers in their first three years has been credited with more of them staying beyond five years in the profession, a proportion that’s now up to 60 percent”(Viotti pg.3 par.1). Teacher retention is when teachers decide to continue following their path as teachers. The rate of teacher retention was low due to teachers transferring to other schools. However, after being a persistent matter in schools, it has recently increased to 60%. In addition to teacher retention, resources for fundings also seem to be a problem. “...resources aren’t where they should be”(Viotti pg.3 par.3). The DOE believes

Generation Z is addicted to social media because it is the first thing they worry when they wake up. They pick up their phones to see what people posted in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening. Dr. Helen Driver, a somnologist (with means the study of sleep), explains, “The explosion of social media and people staying on devices for longer – and taking them to bed with them – is a huge problem”. Social media has effected Generation Z’s by sleep because the light is from the electronics which interferes with sleep. Not only does social media affect the quality of sleep but, the quantity of sleep too. The next morning, they only got a few hours of sleep and they do not feel well both physically and mentally. If someone has issues with turning off their electronic devices in the evening, then they should dim the lights or and turn the power off.

The current state of our post-secondary education system should not be judged simply by the growing debt

Murray relies on a mixture of factual and theoretical situations while incorporating his own personal opinions into the discussion. Murray also establishes his own logic and factual information when introducing the certain percentiles of students and how their expectations may be undercut when their attempt at obtaining a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) from a university, fails. Towards the end of essay, Murray introduces a situation pertaining a student who is electrically inclined and his alternate career options when pursuing a business management degree. Although this seemed like an attempt at establishing emotional relation (pathos) with the reader, it felt too generic to really connect with me seeing as everyone is on a different path in his

Technology, such as media is getting worse every day. It is evolving so much that it can hypnotize people, and make them feel things, like the feelies in “Brave New World.” Such as schools, mostly everything that students do at school is with electronics,

In “Ken Robinson: How to Escape Education’s Death,” Sir Ken Robinson study concludes that America’s education system is flawed. The U.S. has smaller class sizes and spends more money on education than most countries. Under the No Child Left Behind teaching method, students are forced to focus on STEM disciples, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. A more sufficient learning method would be to have a more broad learning spectrum. Being taught on a larger spectrum will allow students to become more interested in new subjects. Exploring these interest will spark their curiosity and allow the students to become motivated to learn. Robinson states that “no school is better than its teachers” this means teachers need to be motivated

Education has changed drastically over time. “Children with special educational needs were seen as ‘imbeciles’ and the behaviour within the classroom was controlled by corporal punishment”; as cited in Changes in Education, 1994. Inclusion is about all children, not just children who have an SEN or an AEN need, which has stemmed from the 1970’s and 1980’s. Ofsted (2001) said inclusion is about ensuring that all children are included regardless of their SEN or AEN need, but also ethnicity, race, gender or religion. Analysis of both past and recent acts and legislations has shown the change within education and how SEN learners have had a greater impact on shaping education over time. The overview of Education discussed in this assignment will explain the development of education using the PESTLE framework (Buchanan and Huczynski, 2004).

Today, most research done on technology’s effect on sleep has been focused on how technology makes sleeping more difficult. Technology can become a distraction and keep your brain active as a result of using it before going to sleep. The National Sleep Foundation even discovered through a poll that “nine of 10 Americans reported