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December 4, 2006, 3:38 am PST
TV and us
Quote From: sneakers145Also, most HS/US I know as they do not censor TV- they just don't allow it.
I missed this in the original post and am too lazy to go search for it.
I can't speak for homeschoolers, but as radical unschoolers, we have no limits on TV. And no, we don't censor it or use the V-chip or any other parental controls. Exactly :)
In our family we don't technically have a television. We have our computer with a video card in it which allows us to play DVDs, Video Cassettes, and have access to the locally available television channels, which we as a family schedule, with a tivo knockoff program - all of which we view on our computer.
We also enjoy watching people's independent filming talents on YouTube - in fact, on this cold December weekend, we looked for, and found some pretty funny short films from amateur film makers.
With the vast array of media at our disposal (our public library carries a massive variety of dvds/videos for loan, even), we are rich in sources of entertainment and information. Between radio, magazines, and all of the audio/visual sources listed above.
Given that there are only so many hours in a day to squeeze in other interests, our children have even learned to make independent quality/quantity judgments on their own, for what is worth the time and effort to watch/do. Sometimes they feel like watching something that is "pure fluff", other times something "about a [school identifiable] subject" will pique their interest. Other days, they'll be too busy visiting with friends, making lasagna, going to the library, meeting their dad for lunch. Sometimes they want to spend 4 hours watching stuff, other days, none.
It's hard to pin down what "all unschoolers" do or how they conduct their lives. There is no "package lifestyle" that can accurately define a "type" regardless of how or where their children are educated.
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