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... Children’s programming has come under scrutiny in its own development throughout the years. ... At the same time, other theories regarding television as a possible positive influence on children when being used as a tool for learning are equally viable in their propositions. ... First were “time and crime” issues which involved children spending too much time watching programs containing too much violence. Second were long-term consequences of children mimicking adults early in life, becoming too passive, and not trusting their parents. ... ” (Baker and Dessart 156) Klapper serves as a good middle point between the two sides of the debate because he sees that television isn’t necessarily living up to it’s full potential for children, but at the same time realizes that it should not be dismissed as completely harmful as it does hold potential to do good if used in the right way to assist in development. Children’s cognitive development is shaped by multiple factors, and four of the main ones in relation to television are time use, imagination, and language, which in turn affect literacy and later achievement in school.
Critics of children’s programming believe that television viewing has a consistent negative impact on the development of these factors. ... Television viewing (or televiewing) is perceived as a bad habit that children have adopted because either their parents use TV as a babysitter or children use TV as a time-filler. ...
The dulling process begins as children spend multiple hours a night in the family living room, not associating with the family, but sitting in front of a screen, apparently staring blankly at images flashed before them. ... Instead of producing their own fantasies, children are merely watching other people’s fantasies played out for them. ... Shows are so fast-paced that children have little or no time to comprehend what is happening on the screen or reflect on what they’re being told. ... Department of Education in 1990 found that children under the age of twelve spent an average of eight minutes per day reading and 2. ... The reasoning behind this position is that children’s brains develop as they sort through and conquer different stages of linguistic difficulty (193). ... Doerken’s biggest fear about improper language on television was that we may “limit rational capacity” for children because we are programming them “in ways that make them less able to think about and articulate their own experience because of changes in the language itself” (Van Evra 45). Marie Winn goes to the extent of saying that the verbal skills children lack because of constant television viewing limit their ability to express themselves. ... The SAT test is a standardized test that measures children’s reading skills. ... (Condry 15) It would be hard to see these three cases happening congruently as coincidence, but there are those who choose to take a more positive approach to the way they see television affecting children’s lives. ...
When evaluating the possible uses of television as a positive influence on children, direct effects of a medium are taken into consideration.
Approximate Word count = 2518
Approximate Pages = 10.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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