Twitter Book Club: Neil Postman (1992) Technopoly - ch5

The Broken Defenses

"When the supply of information is no longer controllable, a general breakdown in psychic tranquility and social purpose occurs." Postmanless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"any educational institution, if it is to function well in the management of information, must have a theory about ... http://tl.gd/8veoo5less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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This is why we have such an identity crisis today in education:

"any educational institution, if it is to function well in the management of information, must have a theory about its purpose and meaning, must have the means to give clear expression to its theory, and must do so, to a large extent, by excluding information." Postman

"all theories are oversimplifications, or at least lead to oversimplification." Postmanless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"bureaucracy ignores all information and ideas that do not contribute to efficiency." Postmanless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Some of our priest-experts are called psychiatrists, some psychologists, some sociologists, some statisticians. Th... http://tl.gd/8vf751less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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