Comments on: Is Life Worth Living? http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/01/is_life_worth_living/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MacGeek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/01/is_life_worth_living/#comment-14382 MacGeek Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:45:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1073#comment-14382 It was just funny to me to think about what TV was like in 1961...primarily for entertainment only and you know few households had one. For that reason, it's understandable that TV as an educational tool would have been a technological advancement. TV does teach our kids, in good ways and bad, and balancing that is a tough job for any parent. My son only watches children's programming on public broadcasting. And yes, sometimes it is used as surrogate babysitter -- just show me any parent who doesn't. That's not to say we're not around, but for those couple of hours a day, our children enjoy some entertaining education and we get a break from them. It was just funny to me to think about what TV was like in 1961…primarily for entertainment only and you know few households had one.

For that reason, it’s understandable that TV as an educational tool would have been a technological advancement.

TV does teach our kids, in good ways and bad, and balancing that is a tough job for any parent. My son only watches children’s programming on public broadcasting.

And yes, sometimes it is used as surrogate babysitter — just show me any parent who doesn’t. That’s not to say we’re not around, but for those couple of hours a day, our children enjoy some entertaining education and we get a break from them.

]]> By: DerekDyer http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/01/is_life_worth_living/#comment-14381 DerekDyer Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:14:05 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1073#comment-14381 I think it's good, *with* good parenting. As a surrogate babysitter, No. The thing is, I see children getting smarter and smarter at younger ages. With toys that repeat the alphabet, or do basic match problems, it allows them to learn things that would drive an adult insane to try to duplicate. You try singing the alphabet over and over and over... to a 2 year old. As a byproduct they tend to mature faster which may or may not be good. I think it’s good, *with* good parenting. As a surrogate babysitter, No.

The thing is, I see children getting smarter and smarter at younger ages. With toys that repeat the alphabet, or do basic match problems, it allows them to learn things that would drive an adult insane to try to duplicate. You try singing the alphabet over and over and over… to a 2 year old.

As a byproduct they tend to mature faster which may or may not be good.

]]> By: Tim G http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/01/is_life_worth_living/#comment-14380 Tim G Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:33:43 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1073#comment-14380 Yeah, the question is <i>what</i> they learn from such media.... Yeah, the question is what they learn from such media….

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