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    Do Students Need Facts or Stories?

    “I am not wise enough to say where the young can find what they need,” Neil Postman wrote in 1989. But he had an idea about where to start.
    by Will Gordon Jun 06, 2024 3 minutes
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    Somehow, Neil Postman saw it coming. His 1985 book, , predicted that people would become so consumed by entertainment that they would be rendered unable to have serious discussions about serious issues. Postman was worried about television; he didn’t live to see social media kick those fears into hyperdrive. Now has become a stock reference for commentators trying to

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