I have struggled with this thought. I remember growing up and watching kids television shows in which things consisted of Magic School Bus, Arthur, and other subliminal educational shows. While watching my nephews I am torn by the television shows that are now available for children and I shake my head when I am forced to watch their shows in which the kids on the shows are literally given everything they ask for, such as Caillou
Which brings me to the question:
Does television benefit a child's educational growth?
Some advantages of television that I have found were;
- With Kids developing language, these television shows can increase brain productivity in the language section of their brain.
- The majority of these television programmes have vibrant colours and music/sound effects that give their developing of colours and sounds a chance to advance.
- Problem solving is another huge advantage I had saw and whilst the children on the television shows run into problems they are encouraged to solve them on their own.
Disadvantages I found were;
- Children are being encouraged by their parents to watch endless amounts of television to keep them distracted which hinders their social time outside with other children.
- While these kids are being engulfed in colours and sounds, they are often left with low attention spans and are easily distracted with long periods of time,
- Lastly, these kids who spend most days in front of the television are lacking in other areas such as writing and are often hard to slow down because of built up energy that is being wasted sitting and watching television.
Now, again, these are not my views on television and are merely starting points for this debate.
Let me know your thoughts. Let the debate begin!
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