Thursday, October 15, 2009

Schooled

In chapter 12, Cap talks about television and the show"Trigonometry and Tears". In class we talked about television a bit, and how much we all watch or don't watch.
There is a lot of talk about how much television kids watch nowadays and how it can effect them.
My questions for you today are these;
1. Do you think, in general, kids watch too much television nowadays? Explain your answer.

2. Television may have some good effects and also some bad according to many people. Tell me how you think television can benefit kids and how it may not benefit kids.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. I think alot of kids watch too much T.V. Most kids don't want to play outside, so they go inside for a little bit. But once they watch 1 T.V. show, they start getting hooked on other T.V. shows.

2. You Can learn alot of stuff from T.V. They have a lot of historical shows, and some discovery channels. But you have to make sure you don't watch too much at once!

~Herb

Anonymous said...

Yes, nowadays I think kids watch too much T.V.
I think this because more T.V shows are coming out, so kids are spending more time inside watching them and spending less time outside playing.
-Julia

Anonymous said...

1. Some kids might be watching to much t.v and thats bad because you could be you should be doing something healther for your body.

2. t.v can be good for because you can learn form some shows but some can be that you would chose to watch the show.

/WILL

Anonymous said...

I think T.V has a good effect on kids because sometimes it helps kids solve real life problems.
It doesn't have a good effect on kids because sometimes it gives kids an idea that is okay to do something that is not okay to do. That's my opinion.
-Julia

Anonymous said...

Q:Do you think kids nowadays watch too much tv?

A: I don't think so because kids usually just watch for a little bit and then their mom or dad tells them to turn it off and do something else.

Q: what are some good and bad effects of tv on kids?

A: I think a good effect is that some channels teach you stuff so you can learn from tv. A bad effect, like my dad says, is that it warps your brain.

Anonymous said...

1.Yes I think kids watch to much T.V nowadays because there to lazy to go out and play with there friends.

2. Well on some T.V shows they want you to go out and play. And some are so addicting you cant stop watch your shows.

Anonymous said...

I think they do because they are board. If there board they should not watch television they should just do something simple like playing a board game with your brother or read a book.

some good parts are that if your watching a education
show you'll probably learn something. some bad parts are that it uses up energy and actually keeps global warming and rots your mind if your watching something like cartoon network

FROM JUSTIN

Anonymous said...

Q 1 I thick nowadays people watch to much television because,they come into school with something to say about something they watch last night. And sometimes it can make you forget something that you did in one day at school. That is what i thick when people watch to much TV!

Anonymous said...

1.I think that kids now a days wach to much tv.I think kids wach to much tV because,shcool might be hard for them so they enjoy the mined roT.


2.I think that tV is bad for kids with sponge bob and what not!!!IT ROTS OUR BRANS!!!!!!!!!!But tV can allso be good for kids...AND dare I say it but the good ones are the smart shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From,
The majic man ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think it depends on there parents.Whatever they think is usually the right amount of TV so,I don't really think kids are watching too much TV.

Anonymous said...

Some good effects are that you can sometimes learn things from TV.Some bad effects are it makes the kid want to stay in front of TV and not go out and play. CAM I also sent the first question but didn't sign my name.

Anonymous said...

1. I think kids watch too much t.v. nowadays because we all just get hooked. Once you start you usually can't stop. I usually say I'll read in a half hour then a half hour later I say I'll just watch this part and stay there for another 15 minutes. I think we all just get hooked.

2. The good effect on watching t.v. is that there are some channels that can teach you things like Discovery Channel but the bad effect is that there are bad shows that say bad words or do something inappropriate and make you do it without even knowing it(e.g. Family Guy).

Sarah

Anonymous said...

1.and 2.Well its a trick question because if there watching TV that is good and teaches them something then I guess its okay to watch a little bit of TV but if it is cartoons and all that they watch it to much.

Allie

Anonymous said...

1. I think kids watch too much tv because tv can get addicting and instead of reading a book, they might want to see what comes next in their tv show.

2. On the bad side tv can get you addicted but on the good side there is some good tv shows like animal planet or the science channel. Those kind of shows are educational.
from Katherine

Anonymous said...

2.I thick the same as herb because it is true that you can learn from t.v if you watch like the discover show and the historical show and that is how you can learn about stuff on T.V if you are watching the right channel not a cartoon.

Anonymous said...

2.I thick the same as herb because it is true that you can learn from t.v if you watch like the discover show and the historical show and that is how you can learn about stuff on T.V if you are watching the right channel not a cartoon. -candace

Anonymous said...

I think the same as Herb because 123456789 may be to many T.V. shows. And some T.V. shows are helpful.

-Arelis

Anonymous said...

Q.Do you think kids nowadays watch too much T.V.

A. Yes. Kids nowadays choose TV over playing outside and such and once they start watching TV they get hooked on the TV and watch it for hours.

Q. What are some good and bad effects of TV on kids?

A. If kids pick to watch History channel or Discovery channel they will learn, but most kids pick to watch Nickelodeon or Disney Channel. On Nickelodeon and Disney kids will not learn and they will waste good time learning nothing.

~Anna:)

Anonymous said...

I agee with herb because some kids don't go outside
herb is right again!!!! Because there is some education in some tv shows