Readings for week 11/27

For the week of November 27, please download, print, and read these two chapters from Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner’s book Teaching as a Subversive Activity (citation below). We will discuss Chapter II, “The Medium Is the Message, Of Course,” first (Monday for the 2pm class, Wednesday for the others) and Chapter III, “The Inquiry Method,” second (Friday for all classes). You don’t have to read it all at once. As you read, keep in mind that this book was written in 1968. Have you seen evidence of the influence of Postman and Weingartner’s ideas in your own educational experiences?

Postman, Neil and Charles Weingartner. Teaching as a Subversive Acivity. New York: Dell, 1969.

Reading for Wednesday, 11/15

For Wednesday, please download, print, and read “Teaching as an Amusing Activity,” a chapter from Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death (citation below).

Postman, Neil. Amusing Ourselves to Death. New York: Penguin, 1986.