On friday during 2nd period, listening to the first story was very interesting. It explained how America is vapid. It tells a story in which it is shown that we are filled with false knowledge, these kids are asked "What is pearl harbor?" and they gave a completly wrong answer. I just wonder if they decided to make something up instead of simply saying "I don't know" or where and whom did they recieve that false information from?
We can also be so stubborn! If we for example think an apple is orange but we have been proven wrong ,why is it that some will still believe that there is an orange apple?Makes no sence right? I would think if we get proven wrong we would change our minds but that is not what I heard was happening. They explain this on the tape which was shocking to listen to.
Lastly, many of us find computers very useful in education, and they are; only if one knows how to use them correctly and is able to determine what is true and what is false. If one is gullable to everything they read and see online they will end up being ignorant because not knowing the information is better than knowing false information.
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Erica, the thing about that story...it wasn't kids who didn't know about Pearl Harbor. It was men in suits with briefcases -- guys with real jobs that presumably require an education.
ReplyDeleteAhh yes! That actually clicks now. I wrote notes about it i just left out who the people were and i thought it was kids but yes absolutly i do remember hearing that..wow! that only makes it even worst though. When someone is grown and succeful they shouldn't be filled with false information.
ReplyDeleteOn subjects such as this it does not appear to me as a surprise. With such a surge of glut in media it becomes very easy for one to retain incorrect information. This is especially true with our current media forcing out such irrelevent and exagerated news simply produced for entertainment it becomes nearly impossible for the truth to be in the information.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think it's funny that we find these things as a surprise. After all the average American's level of competence in language is below that of a 10th grader.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the thing about that lady was she seemed a bit too much like an elitist. Go ahead and blame the underpaid teachers. She sounded like the "comfortable English professor" in Orwell's essay. However, she does have a good point that it should be in our absolute best interests to improve our education. As sappy and presidential-candidate-like as this sounds, we educate so that our children can become tomorrow's decision making citizens. Spend more money on schools than prisons, California!
ReplyDeleteRemember, everyone has ignorance. Those who seek proper knowledge are those truly intelligent.
I really like how Jacoby says we've become sort of like anti-intellectuals. And that is so relatable, sometimes when I do really well, or more well than others on a test or an assignment I'll hide it(or not share scores) because it's "embarrassing" to have them say how "smart" they think you are, or how "nerdy" you are. Has that ever happened to you? Like, when a teacher asks a question and no one raises their hand but you know you KNOW the answer but you don't want to raise your hand because you're embarrassed for some reason? I guess that's just human nature... But Erica, I agree, knowing information instead of knowing infotainment will come in handy as we grow old. We need to not take advantage of our technology and use it for good, not evil! We are melting our brains but I don't think I can help myself!
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