Learning about the Educational World
1. Do you think you watched too much television as a child?
2. How has television watching affected your learning?
3. How many hours of television does the average American child watch every day?
4. Does the content of what young children watch make a difference? Is educational
programming such as Sesame Street better for a 3-year-old than Saturday cartoons?
5. How much does quality of early child care in general affect learning?
6. Most television viewing takes place outside school, but its effects show up in the classroom.
How do you think other forces outside school affect how children will perform in school?
