A potential objection to my arguments may be that the integration of technology with education actually inhibits our learning process rather than help it. A response to my second argument could be that students are losing their ability to learn concepts and are misusing technology as shortcuts in order to temporarily memorize material or just use search indexes to answer their homework questions instead of genuinely learning the concepts. For example, a student may just google a question for their chemistry class, look at the answer, copy it down, and not learn anything. However, there is only a miniscule difference between using an online website to copy answers than using a textbook to do the same –– searching without learning can be done…show more content… Postman may say that we easily believe all the trends we see on charts just because of data collected by machines or standardized testing. (Postman, 89) Postman says that we put too much value on these standardized testing scores and cites IQ scores as an example. Postman claims that “the result is that we believe our IQ score IS our intelligence ... that the results of opinion polls ARE what people believe ... as if our beliefs can be encapsulated in such sentences as 'I approve' and 'I disapprove'.” (Postman, 89) Postman also claims that the increase of education adapting to new literacies and using technology will increase the amount we rely on statistics because we use machines to grade us. The flaw in this argument, however, is that grading systems still exemplify how much we understand the material we are being tested on. Postman is affirming the consequent when he assumes these statistics are only used to determine intelligence. He thinks that just because these statistics are made to determine one’s understanding of material, that they must determine one's intelligence solely and not give regards to other forms of determination. Intelligence can be sensed from many other things aside from just standardized testing scores. For example, many employers don’t rank their recruits or give somebody a job based on just standardized testing or GPA –– they also consider the applicant's job experience and leadership roles in clubs. Employers prefer all-rounded students committed to clubs of their interest and gaining soft skills that will be useful for future technical jobs by working simple jobs to gain experience. This demonstrates that statistics are used to categorize people, but people are judged for their wisdom and intelligence in other areas, which can make exceptions for people with poor statistics. Many academically sub-par
