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Durr  \n这  \nIntroduction  \nSister Rosemary Winkeljohann  \n1  \nThe Politics of Reading  \nNeil Postman  \n13  \nPostman Revisited  \nClaudia Converse and Ralph C. Staiger  \n21  \nPostman and the Overkill Syndrome  \nWilliam Jenkins  \n33  \nThe Postman Portrait  \nRobert E. Beck  \nWow, Man!or Smile!You're on World Camera! 39  \nJohn Donovan  \n43  \nThe Politics of Ignorance  \nFrank Smith  \nPostman's Rhetoric: A Closer Look  \n57  \nLee Deighton  \n63  \nDamn You, Neil Postman………  \nRobert F.Hogan  \n69  \nIn Retrospect  \nNeil Postman  \nIRA PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE 1972-73 Joseph S.Nemeth,Chairman,Bowling Green State University/William K.Durr,Board Liaison,Michigan State University/Faye R.Branca,International Reading Association/Donald L.Cleland,Universityof Pittsburgh/J.Allen Figurel,Indiana University Northwest/Lloyd W.Kline,International Reading Association/James L.Laffey,Indiana University/Charles T.Mangrum,University ofMiami/Mattie Miller,Evansville,Indiana,Schools/Brother Wil-liam Quaintance,LaSalle College/Ramon Ross,San Diego StateCollege/Harry W.Sartain,University of Pittsburgh/Frank C.Schilling,Scottsdale,Arizona,Public Schools/Ralph C.Staiger,International Reading Association/Stanley F.Wanat,Interna-tional Reading Association/Martha Weber,Bowling Green StateUniversity/Samuel Weintraub,Indiana University  \nERIC/RCS STAFF EDITOR Linda Jeanne ReedNCTE STAFF DESIGNER Kirk George Panikis  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number 73-77621IRA Order Number 853Published April 1973  \nInternational Reading Association  \nSix Tyre Avenue,Newark,Delaware 19711and  \nERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication SkillsNCTE 1111 Kenyon Road,Urbana,Illinois 61801  \nThis IRA-ERIC/RCS publication was prepared pursuant to acontract with the U.SDepartment of Health,Education,andWelfare.Contractors undertaking such projects under Govern-ment sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their judg-ment in professional and technical matters.Points of view oropinions do not,therefore,necessarily represent official Depart-ment of Health,Education,and Welfare position or policy.  \nThe International Reading Association attempts,through itspublications,to provide a forum for a wide spectrum of opinionon reading.This policy permits divergent viewpoints withoutassuming the endorsement of the Association.  \n# Foreword\n\nWilliam K.Durr  \nThere are many procedures in our society which wefollow primarily because they are part of our social mores.These extend from eating our meals with accepted uten-sils to supporting or rejecting international political sys-tems because of our government's stance for or againstthose systems.  \nAre we guilty of the same uncritical acceptance ineducation?Like the mountain climber who scales peaksonly because they are there,do we sometimes teach skillsand subjects only because they are there?As responsibleeducators,we can neither teach subjects because they aretraditional in our schools nor deal with certain curricularareas only because our constituencies support them.Wehave leadership responsibilities which will not allow usthe luxury of such mental indolence.  \nThese responsibilities extend to sound reasons for in-struction in reading.It is not taught only because thereare printed materials to read or because it has been an  \nWilliam K.Durr is the President of the International ReadingAssociation for 1972","cbCaihKwLtKLm5Zu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihKwLtKLm5Zu","pdf",3240625,"English","# Contents\n## Foreword\n## Introduction\n## The Politics of Reading\n## Postman Revisited\n## Postman and the Overkill Syndrome\n## The Postman Portrait\n## The Politics of Ignorance\n## Postman's Rhetoric: A Closer Look\n## Damn You, Neil Postman\n## In Retrospect","[{\"question\":\"Why does the foreword question how reading is taught in society?\",\"answer\":\"It challenges education’s reliance on tradition and social mores, asking whether reading is taught only because it exists in schools or materials rather than for sound instructional reasons.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book address the rise of electronic communication?\",\"answer\":\"It raises the question of why reading should be taught when electronic media of communication are increasingly available, linking reading to personal interpretation, critical analysis, and citizenship responsibilities.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the foreword say are the goals of reading instruction?\",\"answer\":\"It states that goals must include sound reading abilities that enable pleasure and growth, move beyond literal understanding toward critical analysis, and help students dissect efforts that influence thought through print.\"}]","The Politics of Reading - Point-Counterpoint | PDF",1791863644,139]