At the end of "Critical Theory and Educational Practice", Giroux states that "The point is that critical theory needs to be reformulated to provide the opportunity to both critique and elaborate its insights beyond the constraints and historical conditions under which they were firts generated" (p. 50). 

How do you think Frankfurt School thoughts can be applied to today in our own culture?

I think that Frankfurt School thoughts can be applied to today in order to encourage and open the people eyes'  which they  can see the world beyond and get a critical thiniking what happen in our society.Thus, I think that Frankfurt school give people a way to see diferent the world which people opinions' are essential in the real world that there are no manipuation from power or goverment that want to force and they do whatever they want, Another thing, is the influence of media. so, people has to be aware and questioning why are the media relevant?.In other words, they should think about the power that they give to   media.