Watching television is bad for children? |
Nowadays, many people worry about television programs, which are becoming increasingly violent and sensational. Those people think that children are exposured to too many vigorous and sexual scenes from television. However, this problem can be solved easily if there is a supervisor when they watch television. On top of that, television has many positive influences on children as a good education material and a medium of indirect experiences.
First of all, television can be used for a great education material. Because it gives a variety of visual image for children, so teachers and parents can utilize it when they teach children. For instance, teachers who have to show how someting looks like can save their time to prepare their class materials through television. If there is no television, they still should learn about dinosaurs through books, which only provide stationary and restricted images. However, with the advent of television, they can see dinosaurs just like a live organism.
Furthermore, children can get some indirect experiences through television. They are able to know about other countries without going there. Because television offers so many beneficial programs to children, such as scientific programs, travel programs, and so on. To illustrate this point, when I was 6th grade in my elementary school, I couldn't understand some science experiments in class. I did not have proper instruments for those experiments, so I could not repeat or review anything on my own at home. However, after I saw a scientific program from the Discovery Channel, I was able to apprehend all of the stuff relevant to those experiments with the help of television.
To summarize, many children take advantages of television as a good educational material and a medium for indirect experiences. People should not neglect those advantages of television, even though there are some negative apects. What's important on this issue is that people should know how to treat the double-edged sword. |