Teaching as a Subversive Activity in the twenty-first century: How revolutionary ideas have fared in the modern school system

Neil Postman was a media ecologist who made recommendations for the future of the education system in his book Teaching as a Subversive Activity . This article looks seriously at the original recommendations and how they have or have not been enacted into the modern school system in Alberta, Canada. Using the personal perspective of a professional educator currently working with secondary students, this article critiques how Postman fits in with the twenty-first century learning community and summarizes the changes that have taken place since he made his recommendations nearly 50 years ago.