Sunday, March 6, 2016
Laptops in School Cartoon
In the cartoon above in the background it shows a professor or teacher in the
giving a lecture and the students located in the middle are following along and paying attention to
the teacher on their laptops whereas the two boys in the back are playing games. The students that
are following along are juxtaposed with the students who aren't to call to action that technology
like tablets and laptops may help learning but in reality they are going to be a distraction for
students. The cartoonist clearly ridiculed the idea of technology in classrooms and shows his
position that they are in fact distractions. Also, in the cartoon the point of view is split between
supporters and critics because supporters claim it is helping which in the cartoon some students
are using the laptops as a tool while the critics point of view is shown in the two students
in the back playing games rather than learning. It is ironic because usually kids in the back
of the classroom dose off behind textbooks and the same is shown here with laptops
the kids in the back who are less supervised are also slacking off this just further strengthen the
cartoonist's argument by saying that tablets aren't going to change the way students behave
in class and the slackers are going to still be dozing off. In addition, the cartoonist displays his
position through a visual image rather than verbally and uses the logic that laptops have games
and kids are going to play them no matter if it's school time. In conclusion the cartoonist is trying
to persuade his audience that tablet and laptops are somewhat beneficial but in reality
they are still distractions for students and it won't change their behavior.
Singer, Andy. Computer Games in Class. Digital image. Darly Cagle's The Cagle Post Cartoons and Commentary. 4 Dec. 2013. Web. 6 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cagle.com/2013/12/computer-games-in-class/>
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