tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573510783661189073.post8061172687594640905..comments2016-05-05T20:17:20.017-07:00Comments on A Montessori Musing Place: TV TalkCynthia Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573510783661189073.post-84472980641624494652010-01-10T18:30:01.895-08:002010-01-10T18:30:01.895-08:00Thank you so much for adding to this discussion. ...Thank you so much for adding to this discussion. I found the part about "educational" shows very interesting.C. Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573510783661189073.post-89681140516327309122010-01-07T19:17:23.687-08:002010-01-07T19:17:23.687-08:00I was actually able to get involved in two such di...I was actually able to get involved in two such discussions over the holidays (actually, they revolved around the question of whether Disney movies were OK or not, but not specifically because they contained violence). One dad's response: "But, it's what my 2- and 5-yr old girls want to watch!" Great, if they wanted to watch porn, would you let them?? The other one (not even a mom herself): "I think kids should be exposed to everything, it's a tough world out there." Well then, why not just sit them down in front of a Law & Order episode? It's just as violent, and at least it's less insulting to a child's intelligence!<br /><br />The most interesting thing I've found, though, is recent research that suggests that while it's true that children who watch violent TV are more physically violent, children who watch so-called "educational TV shows" are more socially and psychologically violent than their violence-viewing peers! This is because the so-called "educational" shows feature situations in which someone is being mistreated, and then try to teach a lesson by showing how to resolve the issue without fighting. But guess what? They spend 20 minutes on the mistreatment part, and less than 5 on the solution part. Guess which one the kids learn more about? :)<br /><br />How about NO TV? Throw it out of the house, like we did. I also have two students who don't watch TV, and they are the two most focused and interested young children in the classroom.montessorimattershttp://montessorimatters.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com