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I believe the Pop Quiz cartoon is an example of exaggeration. It shows how there is a problem with education in this country because of the media and role models, but truly it is not as bad as the cartoon makes it out to be. Time is not only spent doing sports and watching tv, and studying gets promotion not only sports.
The cartoon is exaggeration with a purpose. Studying gets media coverage--that's true. But usually said coverage involves studying being shown in a bad light i.e. "I have to study or my parents will ground me--I'm going to sneak out and go out with my friends instead." The sad truth is that the information people are most ready to digest is that unrelated to academics.
"Hey, did you hear [so and so celebrity person] may be having a baby? ZOMG!"
Is a more enthustiastic reaction than:
"Hey, did you know that the law of Cosines says that [math stuff]?"
This cartoon is exaggeration in that it is true in a sense but that the whole story is not there--sleeping gets more hours than studying, but no one complains because we need it.
I agree with Helen in the idea that the Pop Quiz cartoon is an example of exaggeration. It is commenting on the idea that Americans only care about television, sports and material items while that is not necessarily the truth. While many people do focus mainly on these things, there are many also people who instead devote their lives to academics and are not the least bit interested in sports and the media. This cartoon can be looked at with two different points of view depending on the kind of person who is looking at it, but it is an exaggeration because not everybody in this country is how the cartoon describes them to be.
I agree with what Midas has said. People today are always ready to take in the latest and greatest news. No not science news or health news but teen gossip. Everyone readily accepts what shows up on celebrity magazines. When a new invention comes out and if you asked people. The response you will hear most is,"No I haven't heard of it.' But when you ask them about celebrity gossip it usually turns out to be,"Of course I have captain obvious..." It seems people today put media before education, and the media is using it's mind draining powers to the best of their ability to put the point across.
I concur with Helen in the fact that this cartoon is exaggeration because of the emphasis on the problems with education. While emphasizing this, it also blows it out of proportion, asking the average student to answer what they think is more important-education or gossip, sports and other distractions. It is also exaggeration because it shows that the student, while able to answer the multiple choice questions, cannot even answer the essay question, although the answers to the multiple choice directly point to an obvious conclusion for the essay. It exaggerates the supposed lack of cognitive ability in the average American student.
The pop quiz cartoon is an exaggeration. This is an exaggeration because it is showing how much American youth focuses on the media, as Midas said. It is dramatizing the fact that children believe entertainment and materialized possesions are far more important than a good education. Kids spend so much time playing video games, or computer games, or watching tv that they think entertainment more crucial than school. I believe this cartoon actually gets the message across quite well.
I totally agree with what Helen has to say. I believe that at times today's eduction can be corrupt because of outside influence, and like Helen said, it is also totally exaggerated.
I agree with many of the other posts- the pop quiz cartoon could be considered as an exaggeration. The cartoon stereotypes today's society. For example, the third question is "Which gets more attention? a. a new idea, b. a new car" B is circled. I think that this is an exaggeration, because it's not always true. Sure, you may hear about a new car on TV, but a new idea that could cure millions of people from deadly diseases would get a lot more attention.
My first thoughts of the "Pop Quiz were in accord with what was stated with other posts, but when I stopped to think about the other perspective side of it, I found a valid arguement for exageration. The truths of this matter are: a) the essay question could almost undoubtably have been aplied a couple centuries ago. The previous questions could be altered for the applied day and age. For instance question 3 could be changed to be: Which gets more attention? a. a new feild to farm b. a new horse just for you
when this country was still colonies, it can almost be guarenteed that a kid would not really want to add a third feild to farm to their work as much as getting a horse they could ride everywhere and show off.
So right off the bat the question is an exageration, because just because we have different distractions or hobbies, it does not mean that for the past decades there werent distractions either; and education still does great.
b) The quiz can be applied to any country
When asked in England Which gets more attention? a. a new idea b. a new car
For the magority it will be exactly the same as in the USA; give some thought to the idea and then get back to your new car, and until the person in either country has been driving for several years, new ideas will get as much consideration as is needed, but not more then that.
c)Its all circumstationsial
Question 3 Which gets more attention? a. a new idea b. a new car
Well if you just got a new idea for what to add to, or what to do for your IB essay I guarentee the person will go with the idea, same with Question 2 Which gets more hours? a. reading b. TV well when finals are coming, or you need to bring up a grade, or you are a good student: Most people would read over their notes and study.
d) It depends on the person Any one and everyone is different, with different priorities as well.
The above four points distinctly show that the pop quiz is an exaggeration, and despite causing some humor; it shouldnt really be taken seriously.
I agree that the Pop Quiz cartoon is an example of exaggeration. I agree with Helen that is showing how there is a problem in this country with education because of the media. Many people in this country are more concerned with watching tv or going shopping, however, it is not as bad as the cartoon made it out to be. Studying, as well as shopping gets promotion, especially from parents and teachers. While it is easy to see how the article relates to life today, it is very exaggerated because people know how important education is and they do spend time trying to learn, not just watching tv.
I have little to no disagreements with the previous comments. The "Pop Quiz" cartoon suggests American teenagers predominantly favor material entities and appearances to academics. It is true. "Why is education a problem in the country? Think!" The last statement really drives in the nail. It ridicules the taker of the test, a stereotype of today's American teen. However, undoubtedly, this comic is an exaggeration. Teenagers of all nationalities and eras generally gravitate toward possessions, appearances, and temporary escapes (via TV, etc...). Also, we live in an age of instant gratification. While studying is proven to be very beneficial, the concept of a polished new corvette is so much easier to grasp than reaching for a sound academia to ensure an idealized future. No one wants to work toward something one can't visualize clearly. Despite the increasing hours teens spend on the internet, it should not be forgotten the internet is a terrific portal of knowledge, ideas, and other things of substance. There are many educational channels on TV and some of the more popular ones; MTV, VH1, E!, are including shows based on important economic/world/political issues. Substance is not lost. It is the internet generation. Kids and teens merely access information differently than they did a decade ago. Of course, thats not to say, there are slackers. However, the amount of the comic's targeted individuals is simply far too vast.
I agree with pretty much everyone else in saying that the Pop Quiz cartoon is an exaggeration. A large percentage of students in America care as much for school as for sports, and pop culture. While there is a percentage that do only care about these things, this cartoon does exaggerate the amount.
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I believe the Pop Quiz cartoon is an example of exaggeration. It shows how there is a problem with education in this country because of the media and role models, but truly it is not as bad as the cartoon makes it out to be. Time is not only spent doing sports and watching tv, and studying gets promotion not only sports.
The cartoon is exaggeration with a purpose. Studying gets media coverage--that's true. But usually said coverage involves studying being shown in a bad light i.e. "I have to study or my parents will ground me--I'm going to sneak out and go out with my friends instead." The sad truth is that the information people are most ready to digest is that unrelated to academics.
"Hey, did you hear [so and so celebrity person] may be having a baby? ZOMG!"
Is a more enthustiastic reaction than:
"Hey, did you know that the law of Cosines says that [math stuff]?"
This cartoon is exaggeration in that it is true in a sense but that the whole story is not there--sleeping gets more hours than studying, but no one complains because we need it.
I agree with Helen in the idea that the Pop Quiz cartoon is an example of exaggeration. It is commenting on the idea that Americans only care about television, sports and material items while that is not necessarily the truth. While many people do focus mainly on these things, there are many also people who instead devote their lives to academics and are not the least bit interested in sports and the media. This cartoon can be looked at with two different points of view depending on the kind of person who is looking at it, but it is an exaggeration because not everybody in this country is how the cartoon describes them to be.
I agree with what Midas has said. People today are always ready to take in the latest and greatest news. No not science news or health news but teen gossip. Everyone readily accepts what shows up on celebrity magazines. When a new invention comes out and if you asked people. The response you will hear most is,"No I haven't heard of it.' But when you ask them about celebrity gossip it usually turns out to be,"Of course I have captain obvious..." It seems people today put media before education, and the media is using it's mind draining powers to the best of their ability to put the point across.
I concur with Helen in the fact that this cartoon is exaggeration because of the emphasis on the problems with education. While emphasizing this, it also blows it out of proportion, asking the average student to answer what they think is more important-education or gossip, sports and other distractions. It is also exaggeration because it shows that the student, while able to answer the multiple choice questions, cannot even answer the essay question, although the answers to the multiple choice directly point to an obvious conclusion for the essay. It exaggerates the supposed lack of cognitive ability in the average American student.
The pop quiz cartoon is an exaggeration. This is an exaggeration because it is showing how much American youth focuses on the media, as Midas said. It is dramatizing the fact that children believe entertainment and materialized possesions are far more important than a good education. Kids spend so much time playing video games, or computer games, or watching tv that they think entertainment more crucial than school. I believe this cartoon actually gets the message across quite well.
I totally agree with what Helen has to say. I believe that at times today's eduction can be corrupt because of outside influence, and like Helen said, it is also totally exaggerated.
I agree with many of the other posts- the pop quiz cartoon could be considered as an exaggeration. The cartoon stereotypes today's society. For example, the third question is "Which gets more attention? a. a new idea, b. a new car" B is circled. I think that this is an exaggeration, because it's not always true. Sure, you may hear about a new car on TV, but a new idea that could cure millions of people from deadly diseases would get a lot more attention.
My first thoughts of the "Pop Quiz were in accord with what was stated with other posts, but when I stopped to think about the other perspective side of it, I found a valid arguement for exageration. The truths of this matter are:
a) the essay question could almost undoubtably have been aplied a couple centuries ago. The previous questions could be altered for the applied day and age. For instance question 3 could be changed to be:
Which gets more attention?
a. a new feild to farm
b. a new horse just for you
when this country was still colonies, it can almost be guarenteed that a kid would not really want to add a third feild to farm to their work as much as getting a horse they could ride everywhere and show off.
So right off the bat the question is an exageration, because just because we have different distractions or hobbies, it does not mean that for the past decades there werent distractions either; and education still does great.
b) The quiz can be applied to any country
When asked in England
Which gets more attention?
a. a new idea
b. a new car
For the magority it will be exactly the same as in the USA; give some thought to the idea and then get back to your new car, and until the person in either country has been driving for several years, new ideas will get as much consideration as is needed, but not more then that.
c)Its all circumstationsial
Question 3
Which gets more attention?
a. a new idea
b. a new car
Well if you just got a new idea for what to add to, or what to do for your IB essay I guarentee the person will go with the idea, same with Question 2
Which gets more hours?
a. reading
b. TV
well when finals are coming, or you need to bring up a grade, or you are a good student: Most people would read over their notes and study.
d) It depends on the person
Any one and everyone is different, with different priorities as well.
The above four points distinctly show that the pop quiz is an exaggeration, and despite causing some humor; it shouldnt really be taken seriously.
I am also in agreence with the above posts.
I agree that the Pop Quiz cartoon is an example of exaggeration. I agree with Helen that is showing how there is a problem in this country with education because of the media. Many people in this country are more concerned with watching tv or going shopping, however, it is not as bad as the cartoon made it out to be. Studying, as well as shopping gets promotion, especially from parents and teachers. While it is easy to see how the article relates to life today, it is very exaggerated because people know how important education is and they do spend time trying to learn, not just watching tv.
I have little to no disagreements with the previous comments. The "Pop Quiz" cartoon suggests American teenagers predominantly favor material entities and appearances to academics. It is true. "Why is education a problem in the country? Think!" The last statement really drives in the nail. It ridicules the taker of the test, a stereotype of today's American teen. However, undoubtedly, this comic is an exaggeration. Teenagers of all nationalities and eras generally gravitate toward possessions, appearances, and temporary escapes (via TV, etc...). Also, we live in an age of instant gratification. While studying is proven to be very beneficial, the concept of a polished new corvette is so much easier to grasp than reaching for a sound academia to ensure an idealized future. No one wants to work toward something one can't visualize clearly. Despite the increasing hours teens spend on the internet, it should not be forgotten the internet is a terrific portal of knowledge, ideas, and other things of substance. There are many educational channels on TV and some of the more popular ones; MTV, VH1, E!, are including shows based on important economic/world/political issues. Substance is not lost. It is the internet generation. Kids and teens merely access information differently than they did a decade ago. Of course, thats not to say, there are slackers. However, the amount of the comic's targeted individuals is simply far too vast.
I agree with pretty much everyone else in saying that the Pop Quiz cartoon is an exaggeration. A large percentage of students in America care as much for school as for sports, and pop culture. While there is a percentage that do only care about these things, this cartoon does exaggerate the amount.
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