Quote From: _marie_But TV is very educational.
We learned about labor unions one day on Sponge Bob Squarepants...
TV is a huge money making machine. Unless it's on PBS, the information you are getting has been put out there because think tanks at various networks have decided it will suit their demographic, and they will respond to the corresponding advertising.
Sneakers, the fact that Sponge Bob Square Pants has ANY say in your children's education is disturbing. Really. He's pure entertainment, and possibly a social commentary...but educational?
Yikes.
Marie
Teachers have biases.
Parents have biases.
TV has biases.
PBS has biases.
What I'm saying is that an episode of Sponge Bob did spark a discussion on labor unions. Lots of entertainment has tidbits of info there for the kids to want to learn more about. Earlier in this discussion people were asking how a kid would know to ask what a radius and ulna are. Well, TV has an endless supply of topics.
And yes, the whole world is educational. What's wrong with humor? Social commentary? Ethical dilemmas? Etc? Everything is educational. Not just 'educational TV, games, or textbooks.'
