The irony of watching this on my smartphone is not lost on me.

Don't forget, they used to have morning AND evening newspapers at one point. And stories were several pages long. Not a couple paragraphs.

Style over substance is the world we have lived in so long we don't have any other reference point- I'm glad to hear this

In this market oriented media landscape we have a feedback loop leading to a downward spiral. If attention spans are getting shorter, the creators of media (and education) respond with ever more disjointed and brief content. It becomes self-fulfilling, Postman was a prophet,

The Disappearance of Childhood is also excellent. Other great books about education and thinking: Less Than Words Can Say, The Graves of Academe, The Leaning Tower of Babel, and The Gift of Fire, all four by Richard Mitchell, all free online.

Epics > books > newspaper articles > blog posts > social media copy & paste > tweets > micro-blogs > memes

7:09. in 1960, i was in a sixth-grade play written by our english teacher and called "a very grammatical family." it featured parts of speech personified and taught via rhymed couplets.

Thank you for posting this. This was very insightful.

9:54 You are correct Mr. Postman, although not likely the only influence I'm sure, this style of learning has surely made its mark known precipitously with the advent and rise of AA/ADD/ADHD.

@ 4:00 the narrator talks about how newspapers like USA Today have to be similar to TV to be able to compete. As a teacher, I say the same thing HAS ALREADY HAPPENED in education, both public and private.

wow 1,700 views this man was on point, it gave me a new perspective on reading that i just not cared for. As a nation we are goners!

Man, we are so, so boned.

Neil Postman was right .... unfortunately. ...disastrously.

This program would not air today.

he was right. i have no patience for reading.

Rap learning was a huge success!