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November 21, 2006, 4:27 pm PST
11/24 Great School Debate
Quote From: sneakers145Teachers 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.' This is like saying it's ok to eat a bucket of icecream because of the calcium it has in it.
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