I loved this book and now have a minor intellectual crush on Postman. In my graduate program, there are so many elementary/secondary teachers who bemoan NCLB and the current education system- all want to start incorporating technology and global issues into their classroom, but have little power to do so. Postman's idea of restructuring the system around a grand narrative- gods that will stand the test of time and mean something- is fantastic. The ridiculous thing is that most of the people who wield the power to review/change the educational system will write this off as sensational or overly optimistic. The educational system in America needs just as much- if not more- attention as health care, airport security, and climate change-- but we're letting it rest on the back burner.