Neil Postman Quotes

Parents Embraced "Sesame Street" For Several Reasons, Among Them That It Assuaged Their Guilt Over The Fact That They Could Not Or Would Not Restrict Their Children's Access To Television. "Sesame Street" Appeared To Justify Allowing A Four- Or Five-year-old To Sit Transfixed In Front Of A Television Screen For Unnatural Periods Of Time. Parents Were Eager To Hope That Television Could Teach Their Children Something Other Than Which Breakfast Cereal Has The Most Crackle. At The Same Time, "Sesame Street" Relieved Them Of The Responsibility Of Teaching Their Pre-school Children How To Read - No Small Matter In A Culture Where Children Are Apt To Be Considered A Nuisance ... We Now Know That "Sesame Street" Encourages Children To Love School Only If School Is Like "Sesame Street." Which Is To Say, We Now Know That "Sesame Street" Undermines What The Traditional Idea Of Schooling Represents.

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