I had good parents. They did not let me obsess over any one show or activity while I grew up in an attempt to show me that there were so very many options out there. As a result, I learned many things and have become a well rounded citizen. Do I abbreviate when I text? Sure I do... that's called being efficient. It doesn't mean an end to this society as we know it.
If you want a good eye opening, attend an online college class sometime that has a lot of freshmen in it that requires everyone to participate in a discussion board. You will be appalled at the lack of writing skills presented by a majority of the kids coming out of our schools today. This is where the problem lies... in institutionalized learning that is forced to follow guidelines imposed by the Department of Education. The problem is not Sponge Bob or texting.
Well, at least not normally. There are bad parents... those who allow the TV to raise their kids... who never talk to them about anything real. These are causalities of the times we live in and sadly there are lots of examples of these folks in our daily lives... ever met a Trekie? But the biggest problem is our school system... an institutionalized system that has not changed fundamentally in 150 years and desperately needs a re-think to meet the demands of modern society. We can't just blame the TV for all of our problems. It is a symptom of the larger problem we face... the present and alarming dumbing down of society.
emilya Reviewed by emilya on . Zero Faith in the Future of Humanity Well I have just read the first few post on this thread http://boards.cannabis.com/cannabis-com-lounge/193908-using-texting-talk-posting.html and I think it is not necessarily the parents or the public schools fault. PBS, Cranium, Nick jr, Disney playhouse are all really good things for early development in small children. BUT, it's the counterparts of those last two, the big two that I blame. Nickelodeon and Disney Channel and Disney XD are retarding our children. Never noticed or checked? Rating: 5