It has been said that television has little real educational value. What is your opinion on this issue? Write an essay stating your opinion and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure to explain your reasons in detail.
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It has been said that television has little real educational value. What is your opinion on this issue? Write an essay stating your opinion and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure to explain your reasons in detail.
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Lonna!
1/6/2014 05:58:32 am
Now, we children watch t.v just about everyday. And we take up hours and hours. So what if your friend or me give you thilittle advice on like your t.v and its skills . Thier are commercials about students , with needed help on education .Or in the process of learning . Just like that K12.com/tv that comes on the t.v could solve all things.
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1/6/2014 06:00:47 am
I think that TV doesn't have educational matters, but at the same time I think it does. I think it does because u can get some channels that are educational. Some channels like animal planet can have some educational things in the morning. Also I watch a TV show called brain games they trick to think different things and they tell you how you get tricked. But not all channels are educational.
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Zackary Stuart
1/6/2014 06:15:41 am
I think that some tv provides some education because discovery channel or animal planet has some interesting Information about animals. Myth busters have some education on it.It tells us about things they do and how it involves science.Some channels aren't really educated,more like really funny doesn't talk about any kind of education at all. There are lots of tv shows that are educational, are you smarter than a fifth grader,1 vs 100. Lots and lots of channels can be jam packed full of education.
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Edwin .
1/6/2014 10:50:35 am
Lots of people think that the television isn't educational. If u actually sit down and watch it u can actually learn something. T.V is just about all kids do these. Teens are not into t.v as much as they use to be. They are more into there phones. Thats more of what actual kids do.
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Hailey Brabham
1/7/2014 05:45:30 am
I think in my opinion television can be both educational and not so educational. Its just the way you look at it. I don't really ever watch TV as much anymore, because I'm always busy doing something, but really TV is educational because you can always learn something new from it.
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Alex Knight
1/7/2014 07:18:35 am
I think there are not many educational TV shows. Do you think there are many educational TV shows? There are some educational TV shows but not a whole lot of them. Most TV shows are to just entertain people and not teach them anything. Most people don't care if the TV doesn't teach them anything they just watch it to do something.
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haley arnsdorff
1/7/2014 08:06:57 am
I believe watching TV can become a hazard to some children , but it also helps us . television can help children by helping toddlers developing color . to much TV can cause a problem. kids shouldn't watch or listen to too much television because it could damage there hearing and there sight . many kids love watching TV because it makes them laugh , have fun , and could be a award to many kids . I'm not saying TV is a good thing but I'm not saying its good either . TV is good for learning . the history channel has many educational things to offer . discovery channel is another great show .
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Luis Perez
1/7/2014 08:14:33 am
Television it self is educational and non educational it just depends on what you watch. Personally this is in my opinion. However people would agree with me their are educational shows and their are the shows that aren't. Most of the educational tv shows are for little children. Say Sprout for example that show is to educate small children.
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Matthew LaVoy
1/7/2014 09:51:43 am
Think about those T.V shows that say their educational, for an example, "Dora The Explorer", it is mainly a fantasy. From experience, I can tell you that it is not as educational as it says it is, but still a little educational. T.V shows are not educational. T.V promotes distraction from work, allows people to come up with excuses, and makes people want to keep watching.
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De'Andre Joyce
1/7/2014 10:41:12 am
I agree that television has little education. On television some of their math skill relate to what my friends and I had learned in the past. They sometimes show in movies people counting money.Sometimes money relate to multiplication. Which also include people paying bills. This showes that television depends on education sometimes.
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Beth Crain
1/7/2014 09:08:49 pm
I believe that certain shows on T.V. have an educational value. For instance, Animal Planet it has shows that on its channel the literally tell you the facts not to mention little kid shows they are mainly about education now a days. PBS, History, Discovery, Animal Planet, are all examples of shows that show and tell you the facts. Shows in general have some educational value, they can teach you not to do simple mistakes like put your hand on a hot iron, but some shows like sports dont have any thing to offer you in the education department I personally watch the Oliympics every year on telivison. One, you can learn from the charaters mistakes. Two, you can be told the facts and shown the facts. Thirdly you can learn a little song that can help you remember something.
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Monique Allen
1/7/2014 09:23:19 pm
I thank that TV has educantional shows on it. Tere is alot of shows that have educantional value like Are You Smarter that a 5th Grader, 1 Vs 100,
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Dakoda Sage
1/7/2014 10:45:12 pm
There is little education on tv for older kids like jeopardy, 1 vs 100, discovery education, history channel,. But there's more education in tv for little kids because they have tv shows like Dora the explorer, Go Dieago Go,
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Buck kirby
1/8/2014 04:32:43 am
Hey! do you belive that t.v has alittle or alot of education? we'll i belive that it has no education at all!!! I think this, becuase all t.v has is cussing, and drama on it. I belive that u get education by school, doing stuff with familey, and hanging out with good friends. Yea i know t.v might have some good channels like are you smarter than a 5th grader, but come on ...who knows them question ?
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Reilly Wilson
1/8/2014 04:33:57 am
I think that television for teens and adults help more with the daily life education. They give the characters a problem in the show and then they slowly help them figure it out. Sometimes T.V. shows influence people on who they want to be. Sometimes it shows that there is good and bad in people. T.V. can be educational in so many ways. Sometimes it can even help in school work.
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Keera Gadsden
1/8/2014 04:37:08 am
Do you think tellevision has little real educational value? Well i personal do not. there are many reasons i think this. Here aer a few: Televisin is nostly made up programs, not based on true storis, and i was always told t.v. rotes your brain.
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Aaron Rupard
1/8/2014 05:35:37 am
TV can cause lazy ness but at the same time it can also be educational by helping out with real life problems and learning programs like animal planet or discovery channel. some TV shows can seem stupid but it actually can help you help in some emergencies. In some cases TV is free do what ever you want with it. smash it crash it, sleep on it. Its your TV after all no one takes part of your life
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joshua smiley :)
1/8/2014 05:57:41 am
there are a lot of TV shows a few are educational but others aren't. there is sic channel, discovery, and history channel. when it comes to TV in my opinion there needs to be a little bit of all.
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Dixie Thrasher
1/8/2014 06:07:03 am
I think education helps people of all ages, help with everyday scenarios. Espically reality t.v. It also helps with daily drama and makimg less mistakes in life. Also saving you a lot of embarassment. Like, if your dealing with a lot of drama, just check in to a reality T.V show that shows a similar issue. Just take out some of the stuff, or it WILL look like you took it out of a t.v show. That would be embarrasing.
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lyndsey burns
1/8/2014 07:21:59 am
In my opinion, Watching T.v can be educational and non-educational. Some television shows teach you alot of stuff you may need to know when your older. For example, the television show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" shows how people are using education. Maybe the people who watch that will get some of that education so you can be smarter.
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Sean Yekel
1/8/2014 07:40:26 am
Lots of people argue wither TV is educational or if it rots your brain.
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Valencia Sledge
1/8/2014 07:44:04 am
Children watch television everyday. And on many of those educational commercials you'll see that people would have them for K-12 students. For those younger kids they would probably have them in a cartoon version. I say that because if they weren't Real educational value they wouldn't put the website or phone number on the television screen.Besides, for any normal education commercials they always would show real pictures.
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Ka'Dashia Roper:)
1/8/2014 10:37:57 pm
They say that television shows don't have any educational things on it. I think that television shows do have educational things on it. Some shows don't but some shows do.I watch educational shows. They are about animals.
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Miranda Walker
1/9/2014 05:43:02 am
Have you ever spent your time on the couch watching TV? There were some times you probably thought, "Man, there is rarely anything educational on here." I have also experienced this problem. All of the channals that are educational is History channel and the Animal Planet. I believe television provide very little educational value because you can't learn anything from a television show or cartoon. TV can also affect a child's education and make them forget to do important things. Television can also cause a student to perform poorly in school.
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Sam G
1/9/2014 05:44:54 am
I think TV is pretty educational most of the time. Somtimes it the only thing we can understand or value what there talking about. Some say TV is the best thing that ever happend to them or in life. Like once I was watching TV and learned alot of new things and better ways to do them. I mostly think TV is educational, funny, and gets to the points faster.
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Brooke nease
1/9/2014 05:49:21 am
I think in my opinion television can be both educational and not so educational. Its just the way you look at it. Some channels are very educational. Like if you like history, you can go look at the history channel. However most people say that t.v. Shows aren't educational. But a lot of shows are very educational.
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HAILEY MCCULLOUGH
1/9/2014 05:51:55 am
It is believed that television has education in it. Well that is true. There are many educational TV shows on cable. For example the history Channel and animal planet. These shows are very informational and you can learn a lot from them.
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Alyssa waters
1/9/2014 06:02:00 am
I think in my opinion television can be both educational and not so educational. Its just the way you look at it. I don't really ever watch TV as much anymore, because I'm always busy doing something, but really TV is educational because you can always learn something new from it.
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Brett Olin Nettles
1/9/2014 06:13:04 am
T.V we all know what it is.T.V is very educational for people.For instance it shows you on certain shows like survivor man how to survive in different areas of the world.I believe T.V has educational value.T.V shows you so much information on different topics that can be used in everyday life .
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Tyler Colson
1/9/2014 06:28:15 am
I think TV can be educational at times. Like for example, when I was little I use to watch a lot of Sesame Street. This show taught me at an early age about my numbers and alphabet which helped me for when I started going to school. It also taught me good qualities on how to treat the others around you.
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Micah Fansler
1/9/2014 06:37:23 am
Televison actually has a lot of education in it depending on what you watch. If you went on the cooking channel you could learn how to cook. If you went on the food channel you could lean about different foods. If your on the history channel then you could learn about the different type of people. See there are many types of education in television shows. however there are some shows that are not even close to education.
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tangeliawilliams
1/9/2014 06:49:36 am
Hey you! Do you think t.v. is educational? I do! There are channels that teach little kids. Like PBS kids, Dora, Bubble Guppies, history channels, and so much more! These some of the great channels for kids, but there are some channels are not.
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Javan Carboney
1/9/2014 07:18:33 am
Do you think television is educational? In my opinion, television has noeducational value to us. Televesion rots the brain and makes kids unhealthy. Watching it does kill time, but you don't learn anything useful in it. Today, my sister was watching a marathon of her favorite show and I wondered how people could just watch shows like that forever. I understand how you can watch, but for so long it's just a waste of time and you learn nothing from it.
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Lauren Miller
1/9/2014 07:35:58 am
So many people say that TV has little real educational value. In some ways this is true but then in some ways it isn't true. There are many educational TV shows. For example, there the History Channel, or the Animal Planet Channel. These are just two examples of some of the educational TV shows.
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Rebecca Velasquez
1/9/2014 07:54:29 am
How in the world do you you think tv shows does not have educational value? TV shows have educational value and we think we don't learn anything but in reality we do. I remember when I watched a cooking show and I discovered how to make pioneer woman's potato soup! It is so delicious. On food network you learn how to cook and the show gossip girl you learn how not to act and that there are consequences. Many shows that stream on YOUR television can be educational in there own way. We all need to understand that we learn something from every show wether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
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Jeremy Kicklighter
1/9/2014 07:56:34 am
Television is a very important subject in the American discussion today. Many believe that it is not educational and very harmful to the minds of our citizens. I agree very much with these people, and I'll tell you why.
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James Davis
1/9/2014 08:15:56 am
I think that television can be educational. Game shows can be educational like Are you smarter than a fifth grader and Jeopardy. Also some children shows that teach ABC's and other stuff like Sesame Street are educational. The news can be very educational. It can tell you what is going on in other parts of the world.
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kaelyn jackson
1/9/2014 08:29:50 am
A lot of people think that television is educational and it isn't really. In some ways TV can be educational like if were to be a documentary, but other than that its not educational. Its not educational because it can make you forget your chores or homework, lose track of time, and teach you a lot of bad things. TV can be good and educational although it can also be bad and not educational. Its only educational depending on what you watch.
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Nick Thompson
1/9/2014 08:41:46 am
I think that TV is very educational.It just depends on what shows you like.In 99% of TV shows u have to do math.Sometime you might be looking at the tv to much.A lot of people gain wight siting on the couch all day.
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Daisha Jenkins
1/9/2014 09:13:25 am
Do you think that t.v is educational for some people and kids it is. Lots of parents let their child or children watch educational program's. My opinion is that some t.v programs are educational.
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Nicholas Anderson
1/9/2014 09:33:27 am
Tv is more educational than you think.tv is verse educationall. Their many things t learn when you watch tv. When I was watching tv I saw how to make a fire and now I know how to make one
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Monique Allen
1/9/2014 09:52:34 am
I thank that TV has educantional shows on it. Tere is alot of shows that have educantional value like Are You Smarter that a 5th Grader, 1 Vs 100. So there are a lot of educational shows.
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Alison Gnann
1/9/2014 10:05:28 am
Many people have been arguing about television being educational. They believe that television has little real educational value. In my opinion, television is educational. It is educational because when you watch television, you learn things. "Hey Jenny", said Dan. "Do you think that television is educational?" "Of course", replied Jenny. "It is educational because I learn about different types of animals all the time by watching Animal Planet."
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Virginia White
1/9/2014 10:43:10 am
Is T. V. educational enough? Many people are saying television has no real educational values, but I believe that t.v. does have a lot of educational programs. I think it really depends on what kind of shows you watch. Also I think it depends on your age, for instance when I was younger I watched educational shows like sesame street, and Blues clues, that taught colors, numbers, letters etc, but now that i'm older I watch mainly reality shows.
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sarah harden
1/9/2014 10:52:11 am
Tv can is to be said that it has little education to it. To me I say that this statement is true. Whenever I look at tv sometimes, many shows have nothing educational in them. Even some children shows have nothing that will help them with their educational life. Also this can ruin a child's brain with the lies and inappropriate advice some shows give out. Tv distracts kids and even teens from what they need to know. It keeps them from learning about what is best for them besides what society says.
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Cooper Hesling
1/9/2014 10:56:30 am
Do you think television is educational? Television is educational because it can help you learn new things. I remember when I learned something on the television. There are many channels that have educational shows on it. Some teachers use shows off the television to learn things. Television can be educational as long as you use it correctly. Some people don't use television correctly. This is when they gain weight.
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harlee smith
1/9/2014 11:03:02 am
I personally think that TV has educational properties. such as animal planet ,they teach you about animals you may not know ,or sesame street is a learning program for toddlers
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Chanses Bowers♥
1/9/2014 11:36:12 am
Have you ever taken the time to think about the educational value that television provides? Many people argue that television is bad for the human being and teaches them bad things. However, all of this depends on what you watch. I honestly believe that the thousands of people saying that T.V. has no educational value have never actually taken the time to find and educational show. I remember watching T.V. one day and finding many shows that where entertaining, yet educational. This just comes to show that although there are many shows that may seem unnecessary on the tube, there are also many other channels that are actually educational. For example, the History channel, Cooking channel and Animal Planet teach me so many new things every day! Even the shows that are meant for entertainment can become educational as well. This could include the crime shows like CSI: Ny, and NCIS. Every day as I'm watching T.V, I always come to find out that television isn't all about entertainment and nonsense. Because of this, television does have educational value.
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Jordan Sikes
1/9/2014 11:49:05 am
I think that television can be both educational and not. It all depends on what channels and shows you watch. But over all, television is more not educational. Most of the time, kids don't watch the educational shows. They spend their time watching cartoons or comedies. So, even though there are educational channels, television is mostly noneducational.
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Ashanti roberson
1/9/2014 12:10:32 pm
TV educational or not. Some TV channels are actual good programs. for example PBS kids shows good inspiring shows they teach kids how to write, read, and count. This could have a good effect on the kids that are watching. This helps kids learn better.
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Nathan Knight
1/9/2014 12:19:32 pm
Many people think that television doesn't have a lot of education. Well I think differently, I think that it just matters on what you are watching. Like if you are on a healthy channel then you could learn what types of healthy things you could eat. Or you could be on a cooking channel and you could learn how to cook different meals. Also you could be on the lifestyle channel and you can learn about different lifestyles and people live them like the Amish.
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Nick stahl
1/9/2014 12:23:52 pm
I think that TV is educational and non educational at points . Such as on animal planet there is a lot of information and they always give out tips and stuff. Butt on the other hand on some cartoons they give off terrible facts and they don't give information and make kids think of stuff wrong. Butt tv is on the most part educational and they can give out good facts and tips
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Hannah Berry
1/9/2014 12:36:14 pm
Many people believe that the television is noneducational or has very little educational. That is just someones opinion. I truly believe that television is educational. If it wasn't educational then why do they have the History Channel, The Learning Channel (TLC), and Discovery Channel. All of these channels have shows that are meant to educate not only children but also adults. While there are many other channels that have shows that are only for entertainment, channels such as the Discovery Channel have shows that can be entertaining as well as educational. For example, Mythbusters is a show that uses science to test if certain myths are true.
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Cianna Nix
1/9/2014 12:51:45 pm
Have you ever thought about television being educational? I have, and there are plenty of tv shows that are very educational. Most argue that there is absolutely nothing educational on tv. They decide not to watch it. The only way you can find out if it's educational is if you actually take the time to watch tv.
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Jaliya Goldwire
1/9/2014 08:49:14 pm
Have you ever thought that TV could be used to teach people things too? There are a lot of things that come TV that can be educational. There are educational shows for children and even adults. A lot of parents complaint that there is not enough things come on TV to educate. Its the matter of actually finding the shows on TV.
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brooke simmons .
1/9/2014 11:42:30 pm
children spend most of their life watching tv. and maybe thats not such a good thing. the shows say their educational but are they really? the kids do nothing but stare at a screen and think about nothing. this can be a bad thing for the next generation. the children can be learning so much more.
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Kalin Pittenger
1/10/2014 03:38:00 am
I think that some channels on TV can be educational but some are not. like the decvory channel is educational, and animal plant. those are some educational channels not all of them but some.
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Alexis wells
1/17/2014 02:48:31 am
I think television these days has a little bit of education in them. They have stuff on TV that talks about how it's educational.we can Learn about stuff when were at home, it's not somthing we would be able to watch I'm school because they would say it's not educational.
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Cole Long
1/17/2014 02:55:57 am
TV shows are educational. They teach kids how to count. They also teach kids how to read. Shows like Dora the explorer teach kids Spanish. Spanish is the language Mexicans use. Spain also uses this language. It is valuable to learn many different languages.
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Noah Truitt
1/17/2014 02:56:46 am
I think on tv some shows are educated and some arent.Tv has all sorts of educational like all them baby shows that teach babys how to talk and shpes and colors.
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Nick Wullert
1/23/2014 08:52:09 am
Everyone watches tv these days. Some people watch tv all day everyday. Others just barely watch tv because they don't have time. Some people think it gives you education on things. Others think its just for entertainment or something to do.
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Jaray
1/24/2014 03:04:17 am
I do belive T.V. is an educational value because there are verity of channels and there educational shows for young kids and older kids . there also some shows that says the words they say and it may be a word that you may dont know how to spell until they spelled it there for alot of t.v. shows that help you learn things and there also shows that just teachers you value leasons like no bullying that dont steal and things value like that it really depends on you and what you like to watch if your an teenager you dont want to watch something that tells you how to spell teens these days want to watch something like duck dynstey movies ..... so with saying that the t.v. does have an educational things on it. it depends on who you are and what you like
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carnisha solomon
1/30/2014 07:19:29 am
TV is a good thing and a bad thing. What do you think about it? First of all TV can cause kids not to go out side it alwas keep them inside. Even though it good its also bad. Its good because it could teach kids something that they didnt know. Like animal planet it teacher the world the animal habitat and the way they are.
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Dylan Nesmith
1/30/2014 11:41:47 am
I think Television can be educational at times. However in this generation there are a lot of negative influences on TV. If there are young kids watching bad shows or inappropriate movies. By removing inappropriate shows or movies from a TV channel will help kids not get those influences. Also, if there is a station that kids can watch that is one hundred percent educational then turn it on for kids to watch is very educational. And teach a child to turn that specific station on by themselves will be teaching them something.
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chase stone
2/6/2014 10:02:38 am
I think television has a bad effect on people in this world because of the words they use In the shows. Most people don't like bad words but the people that run the shows do and its not good. Kids in this world like to watch a lot of t.v. and all they here is these bad, negative words. then the kids that here all of this words start saying them and don't get in trouble.
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harley smith
3/27/2014 08:44:01 am
yes its an issue well to me it is. education is in everything,everytime you change the channel something smart and attractive comes on and pulls you in .so I watch as much as possible like : the news movies and everything.
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