Since 2021, Ari Berenstein’s students at Abraham Lincoln High School have prepared for the argumentation unit of their coming English Regents Examination on the question that’s become an over-arching subject across culture, education, psychology, tecnhology and politics.
Does the internet have a negative impact on our thinking process?
A scroll through any social media platform will show you many negative examples. Berenstein, a pro wrestling fan, discovered one positive influence that has changed the thinking of many of his students – Jay Fowler .
Fowler, who writes under The Great Fowler handle on Twitter, was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation in Jan. 2020 and with only 10 percent heart function. Fowler was given six months to live, but despite close calls with death and many visits to the ER, he’s survived nearly five years and became famous among pro wrestling fans, wrestlers and wrestling media as the guy who kicked out at 2.9 against The Grim Reaper.
Fowler gained support on Twitter from some of wrestling’s biggest names like Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega as the guy who kicked out at 2.9 on the Grim Reaper.