Comments on: Sesame Street not for “today’s preschool child”

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:52:08 +0000

I know they wouldn’t be able to sit through it. But I do not know that that is a good thing. Do we want to enforce ADD-type attention spans on our kids? Or would we like them to be able to sit still for six minutes?

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:45:01 +0000

I loved Seasme Street when I was a kid. My kids loved them too when they were at the pre-school age. I’m glad that Seasme Street is changing its content to keep up with the times. I was bored stiff before the end of the “Milking” clip. I’m sure the kids of today would not be able to sit still and enjoy such a long and repititive clip either.

By: Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:54:17 +0000

P.S. Back then, you had time to THINK; now, it’s all about instananeous absorption of propaganda.

By: Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:51:43 +0000

I’ve seen the trash out on TV and film. Insanely fast-paced and empty-headed drivel, that’s what it is. The joke lines are not funny, the educational content is not, and the entertainment factor is mind-numbing. LOL, and these are the people in control of American children’s culture?

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:00:45 +0000

I remember watching SS when I was young, in fact I’m sure that is how I won the vocabulary/spelling bee one year. “Wow! how did you know what agua meant?” hehe

We have TV in this hotel room for another 2 weeks (don’t get me started)… one day we happened upon SS, did you notice the huge Ying Yang symbol when the show starts? Big Red Flag.

By: Jocelyndixon

Jocelyndixon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:29:15 +0000

I completely agree – it’s a bit repulsive these days – what they have on for children to watch. My mom has been very careful as to what silliness she lets us watched. Most of it necessary, and not as “educational” as they say.

Great post Mrs H (if I may say).

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Have a wonderful, excellent, God-filled day!

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Jocelyn

By: Angella

Angella — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:26:54 +0000

That clip! Classic!

On the same thread of topic – my kids do not even know who Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are.

Crazy.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:34:54 +0000

Good back up singers are always greatly appreciated, Lindsey! I’m not anti-tv, either, but I do think we need to realize its proper place. It still baffles me that average television viewing cuts in half (from 4hrs a day to 2 hrs a day) when school starts.

Our toddlers are watching that much television?

By: Lindsey @ ETJ

Lindsey @ ETJ — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:23:07 +0000

And we wonder why we have a culture filled with kids who can’t be still long enough to hear a story or draw a picture?

We start them out on “high entertainment” from birth (einstein videos anyone?) and it only pushes harder and faster the older they get.

Lest anyone think I’m critiquing too badly—we’ve done it ourselves in our home and we’ve seen the negative results. I’m not anti-tv, I’m just for using smart discretion on what is profitable and what is not for helping our children learn.

Sitting a baby in front of the tube to watch an hour of some slick shot, fast paced, colorful “learning” video is a good once in awhile thing, but not a necessity. Singing, reading books, and playing and snuggling are so much better.

But…..I’m preachin’ to the choir here!

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:06:20 +0000

My husband’s response was, “Yeah, that is pretty funny. But I’m not sitting through six minutes of it.”

It was definitely different. It must have changed by the mid 70s when I was watching it. I remember liking Sesame Street.