Technology and Schools

The main visual element is the parents talking to their little son, while eating dinner around a table. Then main issue is that the parents want the son to tell them about his day, but instead, he tells them to read his blog. The cartoonist probably feels that we use too much technology now, and that lowers the amount we communicate with people. Some evidence that supports this is how there's not much conversation going on, instead, the son wants them to read his blog. This cartoon is ironic because usually, kids are really talkative, but this shows that now, kids as little as the one in the picture have blogs, and he isn't telling his parents about his day. Instead, he tells them to read his blog. This relates to our study of technology because blogs can only be made on the computer, which is a form of technology. This shows how technology intervenes in a lot of day to day activities, which include talking to you parents. The cartoonist makes this persuasive by showing the blank look on the boys face, and nobody is talking. You get the feeling that they're all just sitting there and eating, unlike normal dinner tables where everyone is talking.