These questions use the "Inquiry Education" method (see the wikipedia article). The organizers of the text tried to follow the advice of Neil Postman to ask teachers to spend less time talking and more time listening. Contributors included Cariann E. Fay, Danielle Betancourt, Ana Rodriguez, Emily Rodriguez, Ana J. Robles, Michaela M. Rodriguez, Rocio Montoya, Zurych Acosta, Patricia Marquez, Edson Guardado, Tayee Rosario, Myriam Perdomo, Enzo Figueroa, Christopher Hinds, Armani Rodriguez, Samantha Morales, Aliayah Sanchez, Frantz Saintil, Junior François, Carly Vince, Christian Akins, Kevin Garcia, Brandon Luccean, Alejandro Hernandez, Antoinette Dinane, Galia Gutierrez, Shirley Hernández, Jessica Garcia, Daniel Fung Wu, Daniela R. Espinoza, and Viviana Rivas The name of this book comes from that perennial cartoon showing a policeman walking up to a man who is looking at the ground near a street light. You can see a car parked in the dark about 25 feet away from the light. "What are you looking for?" asks the police officer. The man replies, "I'm looking for my keys. I dropped them while I was trying to open my car door." "But your car is over there? Why are you looking here?" The man replied, "Because this is where the light is." See the images under the search terms "man looks for keys under a street light image." https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect There is even a wikipedia article about this topic. The other reason for the "under the streetlight" title is the idea that people who are waiting for a bus often stand or sit under a streetlight to share company, stay safe or read in better light. Perhaps you readers and we teachers can come together "under the street light" to celebrate the anniversary of Neil Postman's book, Teaching as a Subversive Activity. We have started a blog called VoicesThatWeWontHear.blogspot.com and we have listed below the email addresses for the Voices who wish to be contacted. You can write to the students and ask to be added to their personal blogs when they have set up their blogs. You can photocopy pages 9 to 69 and put the pages around your classroom. Who knows what students will respond to...? To the students... What are your comments about these quotes? Quotes from Neil Postman Now, what is it that students do in the classroom? Well, mostly they sit and listen to the teacher. Mostly, they are required to believe in authorities, or at least pretend to such belief when they take tests. Mostly they are required to remember. They are almost never required to make observations, formulate definitions, or perform any intellectual operations that go beyond repeating what someone else says is true. They are rarely encouraged to ask substantive questions. Neil Postman Teaching as a Subversive Activity (1969) Here is the challenge to the students at Boise Central High School. Can you put this quote into your own words so that my grandmother will understand it?
About the Author: The participants are students at various schools. Contributors include Cariann E. Fay, Danielle Betancourt, Ana Rodriguez, Emily Rodriguez, Ana J. Robles, Michaela M. Rodriguez, Rocio Montoya, Zurych Acosta, Patricia Marquez, Edson Guardado, Tayee Rosario, Myriam Perdomo, Enzo Fernandez, Chris Hinds, Armani Rodriguez, Aliyah Sanchez, Frantz Saintil, Junior François, Christian Akins, Kevin Garcia, Brandon Luccean, Alejandro Hernandez, Antoinette Dinane, Galia Gutierrez, Shirley Hernández, Jessica Garcia, Daniel Fung Wu, Daniela R. Espinoza, and Viviana Rivas