BP #1

In Gee passage he states”An unacceptable large number of children, a disproportionate number of whom are from low- income and minority homes, fail to gian functional literacy in schools;and functionally illiterate or only marginally literate.”

What I think that Gee is saying is that there is a large number of children and adults that do not have acess to literacy in schools. There is an unfairness to children in low income and minority homes because they do not have acess to it. Some adults are not fully literate due to not having acess. This quote makes me think about all the children and adults that unfortunately do not have acess to a better education because of thier econmic status. Unfortuately, depending on who you are or how much you make it determine how much better your education can be. Someone who lives in a low income area and goes to school in a low income area might not have acess to all the things that someone who goes to high income area school does. This creats a disadvantage between classes. This quote makes me feel upset about the fact that some people do not have the same acess to edcuation as other people, and in some cases low income and minority home children have to work harder due not having all the acess in education like literacy. As a writer, I can see how well thoughtout the author took and included all the information.

In Postman passage he states”But we may learn from Thamus the following: once a technolgoy is admitted, it plays out its hand; it does what it is designed to do. Our task is to understand what that design is- that is to say, when we admit a new technology to the culture, we must do so with our eyes open.”

What I think Postman is saying is that once technology is made we must use it on how it is designed to work. We have to find a way to learn and understand technology, especially when new technology is introduced we have to be willing to learn. This quote makes me think about the technology that is coming out and how impactful technology is in our lives today. When the pandamic started everything shifted to technology, people had to learn how to use technology and include it in their daily lives. The older generation that might have not know to use technology probably were forced to learn in order to stay in touch with other people during the pandamic. As a writer, I see and understand how well written Postmanv wrote this passage and how it can relate to our present times.